Ep. 53: How State Politics Shapes Your Pint with Sam DeWitt

About this episode

The episode discusses how state politics influence the craft beer industry with insights from Sam DeWitt of the Brewers Association.

Send us Fan Mail There are many factors that govern our beers, and many times, our favorite beers are shaped by laws most of us never read. I’m joined by Sam DeWitt, the state government affairs director for the Brewers Association, to translate the policy battles quietly reshaping craft beer across the country. Sam pulls back the curtain on the biggest state-level issues: franchise laws that can lock a small brewer into a distributor for life, why self-distribution is still an “easy win” in...

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Host: Mark DeNote

Guest: Sam DeWitt

Topics covered

• state politics
• craft beer
• franchise laws
• self-distribution
• brewing industry

Keywords

• craft beer
• state politics
• franchise laws
• self-distribution
• brewing regulations

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Organizations: Brewers Association