Every summer, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern tours farms in his district. On Oct. 27, 2017, the Worcester Democrat will take his first tour to highlight the growing success of local craft breweries.
HADLEY -- Every summer, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern tours farms in his district. On Friday, the Worcester Democrat will take his first tour to highlight the growing success of local craft breweries.
McGovern's first stop is Valley Malt in Hadley, where he will be joined by members of several chambers of commerce as well as state Rep. John W. Scibak, D-South Hadley.
McGovern plans to talk about his work to pass a bipartisan bill that would reduce the federal excise tax to $3.50 per barrel on the first 60,000 barrels for domestic brewers producing fewer than 2 million barrels annually.
The legislation would also reduce the amount domestic brewers pay on 60,001 to 2 million barrels to $16 per barrel or reduce the federal excise tax to $16 per barrel on the first 6 million barrels for all other brewers and all beer importers.
McGovern on Friday will also visit Berkshire Brewing Co. in South Deerfield, Honest Weight Brewery in Orange, followed by stops at Stone Cow Brewery in Barre, and Wormtown Brewery and Kretschmann Brewery in Worcester.
The Republican will be streaming video on Facebook Live from McGovern's Hadley stop.