Barbour supports Miss. Craft Beer Week next week
On July 12, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour issued a proclamation declaring the final week in July to be “Mississippi Craft Beer Week.” Like Alabama’s in early June, Mississippi Craft Beer Week ties together a number of beer-centric events intended to spread the word about the craft beer movement.
In the proclamation, Barbour recognized the “three distinct producers: brewpubs, microbreweries, and regional craft breweries and,” here’s where it gets really interesting, “let us not forget our homebrewing enthusiasts,” who, might I add, must break state law if they are to practice their hobby. That’s right. Mississippi and Alabama are the only two states that don’t legally allow the practice of homebrewing, so the fact that Gov. Barbour recognized a rogue group of lawbreakers is a hopeful sign that the state is headed toward more beer-friendly laws in the near future.
Al. Press-Register
7/22/10
Magnolia Tribune
