Walker's next target: Wisconsin craft brewers

[kpfeif]

"Tucked into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) much-discussed budget was a little-noticed provision to overhaul the state’s regulation of the beer industry...The new provision treats craft brewers — the 60 of whom make up just 5 percent of the beer market in Wisconsin — like corporate mega-brewers, forcing them to use a wholesale distributor to market their product. Under the provision, it would be illegal, for instance, for a small brewer located near a restaurant to walk next door to deliver a case of beer. They’ll have to hire a middle man to do it instead.
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Craft brewers say that MillerCoors is pulling a fast-one on the states legislature by selling this as a bill that would protect small beer from the brewing behemoth [Anheuser-Busch] InBev’s plan to monopolize the Wisconsin wholesale market. Craft brewers say that this is clearly not InBev’s intent, as they have passed up opportunities to purchase wholesalers in the state no less than 16 times since 2008. They say the real competition that MillerCoors is trying to protect itself against is the growing craft beer market. The restrictions the measure places on any wholesaler wishing to start-up in Wisconsin seem to support the craft brewers’ claims."
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Thanks, Gov. Walker!

Edit: link

 

[Hammy71]

That's how it is in Maryland and it suxs.....

 

[sudndeth]

What was Walker's First target?

 

[sudndeth]

Two posts. This one and the other for free stuff. hahahahha.

 

[harrydrez]

This whole post stinks of hired PR propaganda. Berkeley, CA?

 

[Bernie Brewer]

This whole post stinks of hired PR propaganda. Berkeley, CA?

Ya think??? Another activist spreading Bullsh!t.

 

[MalFet]

This whole post stinks of hired PR propaganda. Berkeley, CA?

Ya think??? Another activist spreading Bullsh!t.

You guys got any, like, facts or anything? Or are we just going to rag on his zip code?

 

[E-Mursed]

Yes this has been discussed in other threads...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/when-miller-coors-buys-your-governor-249295/

It does seem queer that the people that raise the majority of threads on this subject are from other states, and always say the same thing..."Walker is bad - he personally did this".

Just saying....

 

[Yooper]

Yes this has been discussed in other threads...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/when-miller-coors-buys-your-governor-249295/

It does seem queer that the people that raise the majority of threads on this subject are from other states, and always say the same thing..."Walker is bad - he personally did this".

Just saying....

Well, I'm closing this. We've talked about it in a few places, but this is not the place for political debate.