re: Obamacare is Coming After Your Craft Beer

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This is so stupid. People drinking craft beer aren't worried about counting calories. Those people drink Michelob Ultra.

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While I don't think the gov't should be mandating this. Breweries should list the calorie count imho.

OK so youre a small regulated business, you are already paying out the arse for healthcare for your employees and now you need another 77k to grow. This prevents growth, nothing more, of course any brewery wants to be in 150 locations.

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yes...the cost and if you don't do it, you can't have your beer in larger chains, which is generally high volume accounts for small breweries

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Is it really a huge cost? Let's say it can be presented like most bottles...in small print on the back label. Is it as easy as retyping a template for the label? The labels will be printed anyway on future product.

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No, not at all

which is why it is useless, unwarranted legislation

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I see your point here and I'm not trying to be difficult. And I definitely think it's unwarranted...BUT, I don't mind having calorie content and other important nutrition facts, like added sugars, on the things we consume. Beer is basically like dessert, though...who cares how many calories are in it?

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It is simply a tool to punish small business that is under all out assault as it is under this current administration, especially due to Obamacare.

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I agree with you, but I have more faith in the market than in Obama. What I mean is people want craft beer. They will go to restaurants that have big selections. If a chain restaurant only has the big brand crap, they might be tempted to go elsewhere. Like my ETA from my previous post- ultimately this will hurt chain restaurants more than anything when they can only supply certain beers people want.

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Is it really a huge cost? Let's say it can be presented like most bottles...in small print on the back label. Is it as easy as retyping a template for the label? The labels will be printed anyway on future product.

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bottle labels won't be that expensive, but reprinting cans is expensive

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BUT, I don't mind having calorie content and other important nutrition facts, like added sugars, on the things we consume.

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I don't mind it either

I just don't think it should be legislated

Also, the government will then have to define "craft beer" for us and that could be fun.

Since we don't enforce immigration laws, I don't see why this government intrusion should be given any consideration. Just ignore it like our current President does when he feels like it.

"provide the caloric information"

easy enough to do on the company website with a link to certified testing results

labeling is not a cost factor, from what I am reading

rabblerabblerabble

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you can afford it.

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If you're a business earning 15% OP, then you need $513,333 in revenue just to pay for this. And why do we need this? Because Obama thinks you aren't smart enough to realize that there are calories in alcohol.

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BUT, I don't mind having calorie content and other important nutrition facts, like added sugars, on the things we consume.

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This is nice. But it should not be mandated. If I want to know how many calories are in my craft beer, then I go to the website and look it up. If I bottle beer and want to add it to the label, that's my call to make. OR if my consumers want that information, then I'll add it to appease them. I should not be appeasing the government or facing penalties.