Brewers have hit out at plans to extend a temporary beer tax rise in Washington state and widen it to small brewers.

In 2010, beer tax in Washington was raised from US$8.08 per barrel to US$23.58, around a 200% hike, but with microbreweries exempted. The “temporary” increase was due to end on 1 July.

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