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fastest-growing craft breweries in the United States as of 2012. So, suffice it to say, things are getting serious.

With other states in the region struggling mightily against the lingering bitterness of Prohibition, how has the Nashville craft beer scene matured so well?

Aside from the fact that making their own booze is somewhat ingrained in the fabric of Tennesseans, the easiest expla- nation is Tennessee realizes the greater economic benefits of craft brewing.

Though the Volunteer State has the highest beer tax in the nation, most legislation, as it applies to beer production, makes it a very proactive place for startup breweries. How so you ask? Consider these three things:

A modernized,

stabilized

beer tax.

An increase

in maximum

ABV% (Alcohol

by Volume

percentage, for

the uninitiated).

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The ability to

self-distribute in

their own county.