REFORM OUR CASK TAX: BEAMSVILLE BREWER

The debate on beer tax is reaching a foamy head, as taxes are set to increase in the next few months.

As the federal escalator tax is set to rise, coupled with the thawing of the province's beer tax freeze, one west Niagara brewer is asking for a complete reform of the tax system to unleash the potential of the province's small breweries.

Griffin Data, president of Newark Brewing in Beamsville, said although high taxes are part and parcel of the industry, changes to how craft brewers are taxed would be welcomed.