Beer connoisseurs are thrilled The Craft Beer Bill - SB 2878 has passed.
Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law a bill raising the alcohol by weight in beer from 5 percent to 8 percent.
The law does not change the amount of alcohol in currently marketed beers; it allows for a wider selection of imported beer. According to the Raise Your Pints non-profit organization:
"The 5% ABW limit excludes approximately 1/3 of the world's beer styles, some of them the finest, highest quality beverages on earth. Entire styles of specialty beers fall above this limitation, such as barleywine, a strong ale with a typical ABW between 8-13%. Barleywines are elegant and expensive, sometimes cellared and aged for years like a fine Cabernet. Another elite group of beers, those brewed by Trappist Monks in Belgium (considered by many to be the greatest beer in the world) is comprised almost entirely of beers above 5% ABW. These "Dubbels" and "Trippels" are currently illegal in Mississippi."
Beginning July 1st of this year, Mississippians will have access to craft beers with an alcohol by weight of 8 percent.
Butch Bailey, President and Founder of Raise Your Pints, believes that people who are interested in craft/gourmet beers will now have a wider selection of those beers.
Mississippi residents like David Campbell and Hattiesburg's Keg & Barrel owner John Neal are excited about the law change. They believe the availability of more craft beers will increase tourism and revenue to the state because people will no longer have to cross state lines to get their favorite craft beers.
For more information about the Raise Your Pints movement, visit the organization's website:
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