Episode 59 - Taxation Without Representation

There’s a new hop in town, and in Episode 59 we talk about the Idaho 7 hop, as well as the antiquated taxation of craft beer. Find out how much tax small breweries have to fork over in order to provide you with your awesome craft beer.  We also discuss a number of news articles including the recent layoffs at Stone Brewing.  We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment in our next episode by picking up a bottle of the Belgian Chimay Bleue (Grande Reserve)  and tasting along with us.  

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Beers mentioned on the show:

• Grimm Brothers Fearless Youth

• Deschutes Jubelale 2016

• Sockeye Fresh Hop Double Dagger

• Grand Teton Double Vision Doppelbock

• Chainline Barspin Porter

• Cigar City Cubano-style Espresso Brown Ale

• Midnight Sun Panty Peeler Tripel

• Crux Fermentation Project Farmhouse

• Grand Teton Wake UP Call Coffee Imperial Porter

• Boise Brewing Syringa Pale Ale

• Edge Brewing I7PA IPA

• Sockeye Fresh Hop 7 Jacks Pale Ale

• Sierra Nevada Harvest Single Hop IPA - Idaho 7 Varietal

• Lagunitas Tuberfest 

Links to the articles discussed:

Lucky Number Seven: Idaho 7 hops. They're blowing up.

Drafts & Taxes: As Idaho craft brewing evolves, state and federal taxes stay stuck in the past