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Washington’s spirits and craft beer industries at loggerheads over proposal to revamp alcohol taxes

Ultimately, the bill to fund a study of issue was stripped from final state budget

By Sarah Wolf, Columbian staff reporter
Published: May 1, 2025, 6:10am
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A pack of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is seen among the alcoholic beverages at Columbia Distributing on Jan. 14. Current state law taxes high-alcohol-content beers at a lower rate than low-alcohol-content spirits.
A pack of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is seen among the alcoholic beverages at Columbia Distributing on Jan. 14. Current state law taxes high-alcohol-content beers at a lower rate than low-alcohol-content spirits. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) Photo Gallery

Washington’s spirits and beer distributors are up in arms over an effort to rethink how the state taxes alcohol.

The state’s alcohol taxes are complex. Distributors, who take beverages from their producers including breweries and distilleries and deliver them to retail shops, disagree on whether those tax laws should be changed.

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