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Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a invoice into legislation Thursday slashing taxes on American-made beer in his state that goals to impress the malt trade and U.S. manufacturing and jobs total, the Present Me State’s governor instructed Fox Information Digital.
“The American Beer Act will assist strengthen the beer trade and the manufacturing sector inside Missouri and throughout the US,” Kehoe solely instructed Fox Information Digital of the brand new legislation. Kehoe signed the invoice on Thursday at Anheuser-Busch’s St. Louis Brewery, the headquarters of the longtime American beer.
“With this legislation, we’re not simply supporting Missouri’s beer trade, together with farmers, suppliers, and retailers that assist brew and serve American beers — we’re additionally setting an instance for the way we are able to assist American producers, the roles they create, and the affect they’ve on their native communities.”
Known as the American Beer Act, the brand new legislation will scale back Missouri’s excise tax on American breweries — from large operations right down to boutique breweries. Particularly, the invoice outlines that present legislation requires the Missouri Division of Income to gather $1.86 per barrel for all malt liquors for inspection functions. After Jan. 1, 2026, that tax might be lowered to $0.62 per barrel for all malt liquor manufactured in an American brewery and to retain the $1.86 tax per barrel on imported malt drinks.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the American Beer Act at Anheuser-Busch’s St. Louis Brewery on July 10, 2025. (Anheuser-Busch)
Sherry Wohlgemuth, who serves as government director of the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild, mentioned the profitable passage of the American Beer Act is a “win for native entrepreneurship, for Missouri’s vibrant craft beer scene, and for beer lovers all over the place.”
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“The American Beer Act gives much-needed monetary aid to Missouri’s homegrown brewers, enabling them to reinvest of their companies, retain staff, and proceed to develop,” Wohlgemuth continued. “And simply as importantly, serves as a wonderful instance for the way we are able to acknowledge the contributions that American manufacturing makes to our state’s economic system, tradition, and tourism.”
She added that the brand new legislation will instantly help the Present Me State’s greater than 170 craft breweries, a lot of that are small, family-owned companies, whereas remarking Missouri is “main the way in which” for different states to affix them in supporting U.S.-based manufacturing.
Missouri Craft Brewers Guild Govt Director Sherry Wohlgemuth speaks at Anheuser-Busch’s St. Louis Brewery on July 10, 2025. (Anheuser-Busch)
“We’re proud that Missouri is main the way in which with this laws, which gives an excellent mannequin for different states to comply with when trying to assist American manufacturing.”
The American Beer Act in Missouri goals to revitalize the American beer trade. (Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“For Missouri’s greater than 170 craft breweries — a lot of that are family-owned small companies — the American Beer Act represents actual, tangible assist,” Wohlgemuth continued. “These breweries are creating jobs, revitalizing neighborhoods, and fostering group in cities and cities throughout our state.”
“What’s extra American than hard-working individuals constructing a enterprise round one thing they love — like brewing nice beer?” Wohlgemuth quipped.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehor at Anheuser-Busch’s St. Louis Brewery signing a brand new invoice into legislation. (Anheuser-Busch)
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The brand new legislation follows the Trump administration rolling out its “America First” insurance policies, most notably in regard to President Donald Trump working to strike commerce offers with international nations to convey parity to the U.S.’ continual commerce deficit with international nations. Trump has additionally signed numerous government orders and actions to revitalize American manufacturing, together with bolstering the U.S.’s metal and aluminum trade, encouraging auto manufacturing onshoring to the U.S., in addition to tech manufacturing amid the U.S.’s high-stakes synthetic intelligence race with China.
President Donald Trump unveiled reciprocal tariff plans in April that goal to convey parity to America’s commerce deficit. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“For many years, our nation has been looted, pillaged, and plundered by nations close to and much, each good friend and foe alike. American steelworkers, auto staff, farmers, and expert craftsmen — now we have lots of them right here with us at present — they actually suffered gravely. They watched in anguish as international leaders have stolen our jobs, international cheaters have ransacked our factories, and international scavengers have torn aside our as soon as lovely American dream,” Trump mentioned in April throughout his “Liberation Day” announcement, unveiling reciprocal tariffs on international nations.
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“Our nation and its taxpayers have been ripped off for greater than fifty years, however it’s not going to occur anymore,” he added.