BI Comes Out Against BA Excise Tax Bill

March 28, 2013 Dear Client: This is a new development. Just after over 200 craft brewers climbed the Hill to lobby for their excise tax reduction bill, the big brewers -- represented by the Beer Institute -- has come out against the bill. In practical terms, this means that the bill is effectively dead. You can't fight city hall, as they say. Previously, the Beer Institute was neutral on the bill, but times have changed. In the DC area newspaper