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‘Beer stimulus bill’ would cut taxes on small breweries

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EUGENE, Ore. – After the reddish-hued liquid filled the pint glass and the bubbles formed a frothy head, Jeff Althouse held up an example of the kind of product his company would like to export from Eugene to Washington, California and beyond.

“It’s called Organic Subtext,” said the former math teacher. “Pacific Northwest red ale.”

Althouse and his brother started Oakshire Brewing as Willamette Brewing in 2006. Oakshire beers are now in stores and on tap around Oregon. The brewer, with 11 employees, is on track to produce 3,600 barrels of beer this year.

Oakshire and other area brewers like Ninkasi and Hop Valley are exactly the type of businesses the so-called “beer stimulus bill” is designed to help.

“We’re one of the smaller ones,” Althouse said. “Nonetheless, the impact for us would be huge.”

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