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23 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 197 (2014-2015)
Brew Free or Die: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and E.U. Craft Beer Regulations

handle is hein.journals/cjic23 and id is 215 raw text is: NOTE BREW FREE OR DIE? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF U.S. AND E.U. CRAFT BEER REGULATIONS Tammy Lam* I. IN TRO DUCTIO N .................................................................................. 198 II. B EER IN SOCIETY .............................................................................. 199 A . Beer in European Society ................................................... 201 B. Beer in the United States: Rise, Decline, and Rebirth ........ 202 III. M AJOR REGULATIONS ..................................................................... 205 A. Regulation in the United States: Prohibition and the Rise of the Three-Tier System .................................................... 205 1. Policy Considerations and Legislative Action ............... 206 2. Advantages of the Three-Tier System: Reputation, Efficiency, and Stability ............................................... 208 3. Disadvantages of the Three Tier-System: Systematic Abuse and Stifling Small Producer Growth ................. 210 4. Bypassing the Three-Tier System: Washington State as a C ase Study ............................................................. 2 11 a. Background: Washington as a Control State and Initiative 1183 ......................................................... 2 12 b. Washington State's Regulatory Regime Today ........ 214 5. Legislative Efforts in Other States ................................. 215 B. Regulation in the European Union ....................................... 218 1. European Union Case Studies: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, and Finland .................................. 220 2. Discriminatory Taxation by Member States .................. 224 IV. IMPACT OF EXISTING REGULATIONS ............................................... 225 A. United States: Constrained Growth, But Innovative C ollaborations .................................................................... 226 B. European Union: Continued Growth, But Changing Preferences ......................................................................... 228 V. CONCLUSION AND LOOKING FORWARD ............................................ 230

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