American Craft: What Beer Can Teach us about Well-Crafted Laws (9 min) Matt Woods, dir. Sat. 4:10 pm
There’s never been a better time to be a beer drinker, with thousands of breweries across the country offering a virtually endless variety of craft beer. But it wasn’t always this way. After Prohibition ended, lawmakers didn’t legalize home brewing—whether by design or by accident is unclear. While this didn’t dissuade underground home brewers, it did prevent the commercialization and spread of craft beer. By the 1970s, fed up with the lack of variety in beer, consumers began to demand more freedom… and President Jimmy Carter delivered. (Yes, Jimmy Carter.) This documentary short explores the story behind the craft beer renaissance and the importance of well-crafted legislation.
