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Entrepreneurs want ordinance change to add micro-brewery

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:01:30 +0000

NATCHEZ — Businessman Doug Charboneau and his son want to open a rum micro-distillery in the building that formerly housed King’s Tavern bar in Natchez. First, Charboneau must get the city to amend its ordinances to allow for micro-distilleries. Charboneau tells the Natchez Democrat if the change can be made, he’d like to open the micro-distillery [...]

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Group looking to get beer/wine sale referendum on ballot

Associated Press — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:40:09 +0000

FULTON — Citizens may soon have to vote on whether or not to legalize the sale of beer and light wine within the Fulton city limits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports a Fulton special interest group known as the Concerned Citizens for Fulton’s Future is currently seeking the necessary support to bring the sale [...]

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New alcohol law has county divided; opponents want restrictions

Associated Press — Mon, 27 May 2013 23:35:05 +0000

IUKA — Opponents of beer and liquor sales in Tishomingo County say they’ll push for strict limits on the newly legal trade. On the other side, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that at least two of the four gas station-convenience stores in Iuka plan to apply for a permit to sell beer. Voters narrowly [...]

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U.S. Senate bill seeks to lower craft brewery excise tax

Clay Chandler — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:04 +0000

American Craft Beer Week has gotten a congressional boost. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is one of 18 bipartisan sponsors of legislation that would reduce the excise tax on brewers that make up to 6 million barrels of beer per year to $3.50 on the first 60,000 barrels and $16 on additional barrels under two million [...]

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Home-brewed beer supply salesman taps emerging market

Stephen McDill — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:34:53 +0000

Mac Rusling saw it coming. After years of hiding in the shadows, Mississippi’s home-brewed beer enthusiasts were seeing a light emerge at the end of the tunnel. Rusling’s store Brewhaha Homebrew Supply had been open for four months when Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill in March that would legalize homebrewing in Mississippi in time [...]

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Council approves new beer/light wine ordinance

Associated Press — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:41:26 +0000

HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg City Council has adopted an ordinance to open downtown streets to the sale and consumption of beer and light wine during special events. The ordinance allows retailers with a current permit to sell beer and light wine on downtown streets closed for special events such as HUBFEST and the fall and spring [...]

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Beer wholesaler becomes inaugural recipient of award

MBJ Staff — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:24:19 +0000

TUPELO — Mitchell Distributing Company was recognized by Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) as one of the top wholesalers in the country at the annual Wholesalers Excellence Meeting in Las Vegas. Mitchell Distributing was selected as an inaugural recipient of the Ambassadors of Excellence Award, an award granted to wholesalers who have earned “Top Performer” status for [...]

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Home-brewing beer will be legal in July

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:44:17 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill into law allowing home brewing of beer. Senate Bill 2183, which takes effect July 1, will allow people over 21 to make their own beer, as long as they don’t sell it. A household with one resident over 21 will be able make up to 100 [...]

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Association report: Rolling out lager is big business

MBJ Staff — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:32:58 +0000

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new economic impact report released by the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) titled America’s Beer Distributors: Fueling Jobs, Generating Economic Growth & Delivering Value to Local Communities provides the first-ever comprehensive report on beer distribution companies’ total impact on national and state economies. The report, produced by Dr. Bill Latham and [...]

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Beer-brewing bill heads to governor’s desk

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:51:57 +0000

JACKSON — The House has sent a bill to Gov. Phil Bryant that would legalize home brewing in Mississippi. House members voted 70-36 today to approve Senate Bill 2183, which allows people 21 and older to brew up to 200 gallons of beer each year, as long as they live in a city or county [...]

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