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Tribute to life Former President Jimmy Carter It follows his death over the weekend, and while the 39th commander-in-chief will be remembered for many contributions, the craft beer industry has long hailed him as a “hero.”
Jim Koch, founder of Boston Brewing CompanyHe famously started his own Sam Adams home, and credits Carter with sparking the American craft manufacturing movement.
Sam Adams founder Jim Koch speaks at the 13th annual craft beer competition in Boston. (brewing the American dream)
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“It was absolutely right that Jimmy Carter loosened the rules in 1979 to allow people to drink at home,” Koch said. San Diego Raider In an interview from 2022. “The first time since Prohibition. And that helped start this whole microbrewing process.”
Beer lovers across America have more options than ever thanks to Carter — who famously avoided most alcohol because of his Southern Baptist beliefs — after he signed legislation legalizing home brewing.
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HR 1337 which Carter signed On October 14, 1978, it declared that every adult was allowed to “produce wine and beer for personal and family use and not for sale without payment of excise duty on wine or beer or any penalty” up to 200 gallons brewed.
Former President Jimmy Carter before the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 30, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images/Getty Images)
This first generation of homebrewers since 1978 “paved the way for the modern beer movement,” Bob Pease, CEO of the Home Brewers Association, told Fox News Digital via email the week of Carter's centennial in October. and created more than 9,300 breweries in the United States.” .
“The beer community is grateful to President Jimmy Carter and his legacy lives on in every batch of beer,” he said.
“Jimmy, Rosalyn Carter's habitat will continue to be a legacy of humanity,” the organization says
In December 1978, roughly two months after homebrewing was federally legalized, the American Homebrewers Association was founded in Boulder, Colorado.
The American Brewers Association currently estimates that between 500,000 and 750,000 Americans drink at least one brew. A batch of beer Annually at home, according to its website.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, the third largest craft brewery in the United States, began as a home brewery. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Many craft breweries, including larger brands like Boston Brewing Co. and Sierra Nevada, began as homebrewing operations.
On Sunday, the day Carter died, the American Brewers Association issued a statement commemorating the former president and his contributions to the homebrewing community, and suggested a glass be raised in his honor.
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“Cheers, and thanks to an American hero, President Jimmy Carter,” the statement read.
FOX News Digital's Christian Roussel contributed to this report.