Craft Alcoholic Beverage Industry: Overview and Regulation (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised July 21, 2021 |
| Report Number |
IF10973 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Renée Johnson, Sean Lowry |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
American production of craft alcoholic beverages—whether
beer, wine, liqueurs, distilled spirits, cider/perry, mead, or
fermented drinks—has increased in recent years in response
to rising demand. In 2017, there were an estimated 16,800
businesses producing craft beverages in the United States,
with sales exceeding $31 billion annually (Table 1).
As part of the 2017 tax revision (P.L. 115-97), Congress
enacted temporary reductions in the federal excise tax
treatment on alcoholic beverages for the 2018 and 2019 tax
years (Table 2). Aside from tax relief, the U.S. beverage
industries receive federal support through agricultural
research and farm support programs that are periodically
updated by omnibus farm bill legislation.
