Association report: Rolling out lager is big business
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new economic impact report released by the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) titled America’s Beer Distributors: Fueling Jobs, Generating Economic Growth & Delivering...
View ArticleHome-brewing beer will be legal in July
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill into law allowing home brewing of beer. Senate Bill 2183, which takes effect July 1, will allow people over 21 to make their own beer, as long as they don’t...
View ArticleBeer wholesaler becomes inaugural recipient of award
TUPELO — Mitchell Distributing Company was recognized by Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) as one of the top wholesalers in the country at the annual Wholesalers Excellence Meeting in Las Vegas. Mitchell...
View ArticleCouncil approves new beer/light wine ordinance
HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg City Council has adopted an ordinance to open downtown streets to the sale and consumption of beer and light wine during special events. The ordinance allows retailers with a...
View ArticleHome-brewed beer supply salesman taps emerging market
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...
View ArticleU.S. Senate bill seeks to lower craft brewery excise tax
American Craft Beer Week has gotten a congressional boost. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is one of 18 bipartisan sponsors of legislation that would reduce the excise tax on brewers that make up to 6...
View ArticleNew alcohol law has county divided; opponents want restrictions
IUKA — Opponents of beer and liquor sales in Tishomingo County say they’ll push for strict limits on the newly legal trade. On the other side, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that at...
View ArticleGroup looking to get beer/wine sale referendum on ballot
FULTON — Citizens may soon have to vote on whether or not to legalize the sale of beer and light wine within the Fulton city limits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports a Fulton special...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs want ordinance change to add micro-brewery
NATCHEZ — Businessman Doug Charboneau and his son want to open a rum micro-distillery in the building that formerly housed King’s Tavern bar in Natchez. First, Charboneau must get the city to amend its...
View ArticleCoast city’s first brewery in operation
GULFPORT — This Coast city’s first brewery is open for business. WLOX-TV reports the beer was flowing Saturday for the grand opening of Mississippi Brewing Company. Co-owner Samson Vasquez says the...
View ArticleAfter successful vote, Aldridge wants additional liquor tax
IUKA — An Iuka man, who successfully petitioned to get an election on the sale of beer and alcoholic beverages in Tishomingo County, now wants an additional tax on liquor with the proceeds going to...
View ArticleCitizens will go to polls to decide on alcohol sales
RIPLEY — Voters in Ripley will vote Aug. 13 on whether to legalize the sale of liquor, beer and light wine within the town limits. WTVA-TV in Tupelo reports he city board set the date for the election...
View ArticleVoters in Ripley say yes to liquor sales
RIPLEY — Voters in this Tippah County community have approved two proposals to allow the sale of liquor. WTVA reports Proposition 1, governing sale of liquor and wine, passed by a vote of 887-721 in...
View ArticleAldermen give nod to cold beer sales in city limits
OXFORD — The Board of Aldermen has voted to permit the sale of cold beer in stores in Oxford. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported the vote yesterday also extends store sales of beer and...
View ArticleAldermen delay decision on beer sales after hearing opposition
WINONA — The Winona Board of Aldermen put off a decision Tuesday night on whether to allow beer sales on Sunday after dozens of people spoke against the proposal. WCBI reports about 50 people attended...
View ArticleCity to ask state’s permission for extend alcohol sales
OLIVE BRANCH — Officials have agreed to petition the state to extend hours in which alcohol may be sold at places like restaurants and bars in Olive Branch. The Commercial Appeal reports a majority of...
View ArticleCity Council gives approval for microbreweries
GULFPORT — Microbreweries will be able to locate in Gulfport. The Sun Herald reports city zoning laws did not allow microbreweries until yesterday, when the City Council agreed to add them to the list...
View ArticleBrewers seek permission to sell beer on site
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are considering whether to take sides in a beer battle that pits small breweries against big distributors. The state’s eight craft breweries — seven that are already...
View ArticleNew Belgium bringing brew to Magnolia State
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — New Belgium Brewing of Ft. Collins, Colo., is adding Mississippi as its 37th state of distribution in March. Brands immediately available will include Fat Tire, Ranger IPA,...
View ArticleOxford Craft Beer Festival and Food Show expands
The state of Mississippi just rolled out a new marketing campaign for this year titled “Mississippi Homecoming,” aimed at boosting tourism and the state’s creative economy. And, the 2nd Annual Oxford...
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