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The 18th Amendment takes effect
The 18th Amendment prohibits the manufacture, sale, transportation, import and export of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes -
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Illegal alcohol trade booms
Despite being illegal, Americans drank. -
18th Amendment Repaled
The prohibition of alcohol is repealed with the passage of the 21st Amendment -
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Excise tax on alcohol
In 1934, the tax was $2 per gallon. In 1940, it was $3. In 1941, it was $4. In 1942 it was $6. In 1944, it was $9. In 1970 it was $10.50. In 1970, one could produce and sell a gallon on alcohol for half the amount of the tax. -
Home brewing legalized.
US President Jimmy Carter signs bill legalizing home brewing of beer for the first time since Prohibition. -
NYT: "An Overlooked Risk for Underage Drinking"
Tara Parker-Pope reports on the University of Missouri study about underage drinking. "Kids who are younger than 21 are already twice as likely to binge drink as their older college peers. But having a fake ID dramatically increases the odds." The Missouri study 3,720 undergraduates during their freshman and sophomore years. They found that students with fake ID’s were five to six times more likely to go on a heavy drinking binge at least once a week. -
NFL and MADD pair up to fight underage drinking.
For the 2011 season, young people can pledge to not drink until they are 21 or get in a car with a drunk/tipsy driver, and can get NFL-related prizes. MADD claims that "teen alcohol use kills about 6,000 people each year." -
Court finds employee who sold to an underage girl 35% at fault for death
Underage DrinkingA Williamson County district judge reversed a jury's decision to award damages to a woman who sued a liquor store employee after her underage daughter died from drinking. -
Excise tax on alcohol
For a Barrel (31 gallons), the tax is $18. For a 12 oz can, the tax is anywhere from 2 to 5 cents. $7 on first 60,000 barrels for brewer who produces less than 2 million barrels. $18 per barrel after the first 60,000 barrels
