Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for February 2017: The February 2017 estimate of 11,724,000 barrels, a decrease of 9.4% versus February 2016 removals of 12,941,000. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for January 2017: The January 2017 estimate is 12,951,000 barrels, an increase of 2.0% versus January 2016 removals of 12,691,000 barrels. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax…

  Bipartisan Beer Tax Reform Bill to Provide Tax and Regulatory Relief to Beer Industry  WASHINGTON–The Beer Institute—a national trade association representing brewers, beer importers, and industry suppliers—released the following statement lauding the introduction of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S.236/H.R. 747) in both the U.S. Senate by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR)…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for December 2016:   The December 2016 estimate is 13,715,000 barrels, an increase of 0.8% versus December 2015 removals of 13,612,000 barrels. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for November 2016: The November 2016 estimate is 12,508,000 barrels, an increase of 1.4% versus November 2015 removals of 12,330,000 barrels. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax…

Holiday public service announcements ask Americans to plan ahead and drink responsibly WASHINGTON, DC –The Beer Institute, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters, announced today that 80 members of Congress–from both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate–took part in their third annual public service announcement campaign. These elected officials are…

WASHINGTON, DC — According to the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future analysis of underage alcohol, drug, and tobacco use—released today and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services—teen alcohol use continues to decline and has reached historic lows. The Monitoring the Future study found both the monthly prevalence of alcohol use…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers: The October 2016 estimate is 13,159,000 barrels, a decrease of 7.3% versus October 2015 removals of 14,195,000 barrels. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers: The September 2016 estimate is 15,212,000 barrels, a decrease of 2.4% compared to the September 2015 removals of 15,583,000 barrels.                         Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax…

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Reaches 51 Senate Co-Sponsors United States Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) became the 50th and 51st Senators to officially endorse the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S. 1562). This comprehensive and bipartisan bill enjoys wide support from the brewing industry and seeks to recalibrate…