The Minocqua Brewing Co. in Wisconsin is on the brink of closure, with its Madison taproom likely to shut down by year’s end after state officials revoked its alcohol permits. Owner Kirk Bangstad claims the move by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is politically motivated retaliation for the brewery’s outspoken anti-Donald Trump stance, including controversial promotions offering free beer on the day of Trump’s death and half-price beer for Senator Mitch McConnell’s demise. The DOR cited violations related to beer transported from Illinois without proper permits and tax payments, while the brewery vehemently disputes these claims and points to their public political activism, including the Minocqua Brewing Company SuperPAC, as the true reason for the state’s action. A hearing on the company’s appeal is scheduled for November 18, but the revocation, if upheld, would effectively end operations for the politically vocal establishment that famously posted, ‘Free beer, all day long the day he dies,’ and later updated to specify which taproom would honor the promise, even making light of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting as a near-miss for their #freebeerday.
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