The tax on small/medium brewers is $7/barrel. The last time it was lower ($6/barrel) was in 1942. Yet the lobby is pushing for a further cut, to $3.50/barrel, over what inflation has already given them.

The bill would also cut taxes on hard liquor. Most distilleries would get an 80% tax cut. Their excise tax has also been eroded by inflation. The tax per proof gallon on distilled spirits is only 29% higher than in 1951.

The bill would cut taxes on booze consumed in the US, both  domestic and imported. It would not cut taxes on booze produced for export. It sounds more like an effort to encourage drinking in this country than a jobs bill. If creating jobs is truly the objective, then why should a tax cut be limited to the booze industry? What about bakeries and other food companies, software companies, film and sound production studios, etc.?