Craft beer drinkers in the U.S. may see fewer new bottled beers coming out in the next few months.
That’s because the federal agency that approves brewery labels is closed, a result of the government shutdown.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. One of the TTB’s jobs is to review beverage alcohol labels for things like alcohol content or fluid ounces in a bottle.
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