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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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Raise Your Pints shifts gears

Clay Chandler — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:52:28 +0000

Raise Your Pints is moving on to the next phase of its mission. “We’re still going to stay relevant, but it’s going to be more of an education and promotion type aspect where we continue to educate retailers about craft beer, help upcoming breweries, help with beer events, homebrew competitions, things like that,” said Craig [...]

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Change on Tap? Beer legislation supporters are being cautiously optimistic

Clay Chandler — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:01:13 +0000

Lawmakers and grassroots organizers who have unsuccessfully pushed for legislation to modernize Mississippi’s beer and brewing laws are optimistic their efforts stand a better chance of paying off this session. As he has the past few sessions, Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, has filed bills that would increase the state’s alcohol-by-weight limit in beer, [...]

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