Sam & Nick: This Effort is Our Big Test

June 13, 2011 Sam & Nick: This Effort is Our Big Test Dear Client: The small brewer excise bill is heating up, and it's not even on the floor. Friday Nick Matt and Sam Calagione responded to Larry Bell's BA posting from Tuesday, countering his argument that small brewers shouldn't be fighting for tax rollbacks for brewers at the 2-to-6 million barrel mark (see "Philly's On-Premise Animal"). Their core points: ORIGIN OF 6 MILLION MARK. According to Nick and Sam,