Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Today, the Beer Institute, the oldest national trade association representing the beer industry, released the following statement after Reps. Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced H.R.7577, the Creating Hospitality Economic Enhancement for Restaurants and Servers (CHEERS) Act. The CHEERS Act would provide a tax deduction for bars, restaurants and entertainment venues…

WASHINGTON — Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for January 2024: The January 2024 estimate is 11,400,000 barrels, an increase of 1.8% compared to January 2023 removals of 11,195,678. Domestic Tax Paid – TTB (31 Gallon Barrels) Month 2023 2024 Percent Change Volume Change January…

WASHINGTON — Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for December 2023: The December 2023 estimate is 11,700,000 barrels, a decrease of 2.5% compared to December 2022 removals of 11,996,258. Domestic Tax Paid – TTB (31 Gallon Barrels) Month 2022 2023 Percent Change Volume Change January…

WASHINGTON – Nearly one in four Americans (23%) watching Super Bowl LVIII named Travis Kelce as the player they would most want to drink a beer with, according to a recent poll conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by the Beer Institute. Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes was a close second with 21 percent of…

WASHINGTON – More than half (58 percent) of Americans participating in Dry January are choosing low- and no-alcohol beer to help them achieve their goals, according to a recent poll conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by the Beer Institute. Significant investment by brewers across the country has led to new innovations in low- and…

WASHINGTON – Today, the Beer Institute, the oldest national trade association representing the beer industry, released the following statement after Rep. Ken Buck (CO-04) introduced H.R.7078, The False Claims Enhancement Act, which would hold aluminum producers accountable for charging a tariffed price on non-tariffed metal: Brewers, beer importers and every industry that relies on aluminum…

WASHINGTON — Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for November 2023: The November 2023 estimate is 10,950,000 barrels, a decrease of 6.8% compared to November 2022 removals of 11,751,874. Domestic Tax Paid – TTB (31 Gallon Barrels) Month 2022 2023 Percent Change Volume Change January…

WASHINGTON — Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for October 2023: The October 2023 estimate is 11,350,000 barrels, a decrease of 10.8% compared to October 2022 removals of 12,730,492. Domestic Tax Paid – TTB (31 Gallon Barrels) Month 2022 2023 Percent Change Volume Change January…

WASHINGTON – Today, the Beer Institute, the oldest national trade organization representing the beer industry, launched MidwestPremiumExposed.org to educate consumers and lawmakers about the Midwest Premium (MWP). The MWP is a dubious pricing system that allows aluminum producers to charge end-users a tariff on non-tariffed metal. Aluminum producers are able to engage in this questionable…

WASHINGTON — Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for September 2023: The September 2023 estimate is 13,200,000 barrels, a decrease of 7.4% compared to September 2022 removals of 14,256,962. Domestic Tax Paid – TTB (31 Gallon Barrels) Month 2022 2023 Percent Change Volume Change January…