1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated July 21, 2021Craft Alcoholic Beverage Industry: Overview and RegulationAmerican production of craft alcoholic beverageswhether beer, wine, liqueurs, distilled spirits, cider/perry, mead, or fermented drinkshas increased in recent years in response to rising de
2、mand. In 2020, there were an estimated 21,745 businesses producing craft beverages in the United States, with sales of roughly $32 billion annually (Table 1). Sales from craft alcoholic beverage businesses account for roughly 8% of total annual U.S. alcohol sales. In July 2021, President Biden annou
3、nced an executive order on “promoting competition in the American economy” intended to address market concentration across a range of industries. The executive order includes actions intended to “protect the vibrancy of the American markets for beer, wine, and spirits, and to improve market access f
4、or smaller, independent, and new operations.” Congress has previously taken steps to support smaller alcoholic beverage producers. It passed the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260), which made permanent temporary reductions in federal excise taxes on alcoholic bever