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>Does anybody besides me think that it is attributable to people trying to drown their frustration and sorrows over the dismal economy and the abysmal recovery we are supposedly having. I recently heard on the news that the "recession is over." Really?

The growth we are seeing is not in cheep booze but craft and artisan based.

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I really like that Bushwhacker is leading the way for Cider in Oregon.  However, we should not pass specific laws for cider but rather standardize the laws. What is the reason we can't sell a growler of wine? These are arbitrary laws that should at least be consistent.

Simplify!

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I am a local home brewer and am interesting in all sorts of hand crafted products like wine, cheese, bread, mead, Sake' and so on. I have tried my hand at beer, sake', brie, bread and would love to try some distilled spirits. But...

Bart Stupak, congressman from Michigan, has introduced a bill in the house, HR 3949, to legalize home distilling but he needs a co-sponsor. I have contacted several groups looking for support of Bart bill, Including our own David Wu (who did not even reply) but have not found much. I would love to see craft distilling take off as a hobbie, what else can we do to make this happen?

Will

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