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Beer Taxes by State, 2016

1 min readBy: Scott Drenkard

Tax treatment of beer varies widely across the U.S., ranging from a low of $0.02 per gallon in Wyoming to a high of $1.29 per gallon in Tennessee. Check out today’s map below to see where your state lies on the beer taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. spectrum.

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Scott Drenkard Tax Foundation

Scott Drenkard

Former Director of State Projects

Scott was the director of state projects for the Tax Foundation. His analysis of tax and spending policy has been featured hundreds of times in media outlets across the country and Scott has given legislative testimony or presented to officials in 26 states and before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.