by Associated Press Published: March 28,2012
Tags: alcohol, alcohol content, beer, bill, brewery, craft beer, executive, governor, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, state government, state law, veto
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is not yet saying whether he’ll sign or veto a bill that would allow the sale of stronger beer in the state, including some craft brews that have been unavailable because of current regulations. Bryant will review the measure after he gets it from the Legislature, his spokesman, Mick Bullock, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 2,2012
Tags: alcohol, beer, bill, brewers, brewery, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, Legislature, retail
JACKSON — A bill that passed the Mississippi House yesterday could lead to the sale of stronger beer. House Bill 1422 would raise the allowable alcohol by weight on beer sold in the state from 5 percent alcohol by weight to 8 percent. Mississippi has the lowest alcohol cap for beer in the country. Advocates [...] [...]
KILN — A microbrewery that started with a Christmas homebrew kit and saw its first year swamped by Hurricane Katrina is getting a $740,000 interest-free expansion loan that will let it quintuple production over the next four years. It’s part of Mark and Leslie Hendersons’ $3-million plan to boost brewing capacity at Lazy Magnolia Brewing [...] [...]
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