{"id":73500,"date":"2016-11-14T19:18:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T02:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/?page_id=73500"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:29:26","slug":"support-your-local-brewery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/news\/support-your-local-brewery","title":{"rendered":"Take Action: Support Your Local Brewery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">When you buy beer from a craft brewery, you\u2019re also supporting a small business. Small and independent breweries don\u2019t have deep pockets or lobbyists in every state capital, and that\u2019s why beer lovers like you play a big role in defending craft as part of the Support Your Local Brewery network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/breweries\/independent-craft-brewer-seal\"><strong>What is the Independent Craft Brewer Seal?<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If you want to be part of the movement that helps support local breweries, sign up below. You\u2019ll receive email alerts from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersassociation.org\/brewers-association\/purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brewers Association<\/a>, publishers of CraftBeer.com, when legislation that could potentially harm craft beer or provide opportunities to benefit small, independent brewers are being discussed in your state. Those email alerts mean it\u2019s time to call and write your elected officials and the Brewers Association will provide all you need to make those contacts.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-support-your-local-brewery-easy-as-one-two-three\">Support Your Local Brewery \u2014 Easy as One-Two-Three<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Fill out the quick form above and tell us where you live and the best email to get in touch with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: The Brewers Association will keep a close watch on national and state legislative or regulatory issues that could potentially threaten small, independent and traditional breweries. You will receive an Action Alert when your help is needed. Don\u2019t worry, other than the occasional national issue, you will only receive Action Alerts when initiatives arise in your state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: We\u2019ll tell you exactly how to take action\u2014and in most cases provide a super easy way to show your support.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n function timestamp() { var response = document.getElementById(\"g-recaptcha-response\"); if (response == null || response.value.trim() == \"\") {var elems = JSON.parse(document.getElementsByName(\"captcha_settings\")[0].value);elems[\"ts\"] = JSON.stringify(new Date().getTime());document.getElementsByName(\"captcha_settings\")[0].value = JSON.stringify(elems); } } setInterval(timestamp, 500); \n<\/script><\/p>\n<form class=\"container-small needs-validation\" action=\"https:\/\/webto.salesforce.com\/servlet\/servlet.WebToLead?encoding=UTF-8\" method=\"POST\" novalidate=\"\">\n<input type=hidden name='captcha_settings' value='{\"keyname\":\"Web_To_Lead\",\"fallback\":\"true\",\"orgId\":\"00D4x000003yXvG\",\"ts\":\"\"}'><\/p>\n<p><input name=\"oid\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"00D4x000003yXvG\"><br><input name=\"retURL\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/news\/support-your-local-brewery?successful-signup=true\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"form-group\"><label for=\"first_name\">First Name<\/label><input id=\"first_name\" class=\"form-control\" maxlength=\"40\" name=\"first_name\" required=\"\" size=\"20\" type=\"text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-group\"><label for=\"last_name\">Last Name<\/label><input id=\"last_name\" class=\"form-control\" maxlength=\"80\" name=\"last_name\" required=\"\" size=\"20\" type=\"text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-group\"><label for=\"email\">Email<\/label><input id=\"email\" class=\"form-control\" maxlength=\"80\" name=\"email\" required=\"\" size=\"20\" type=\"text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-group d-none\"><label for=\"company\">Company<\/label><input id=\"company\" class=\"form-control\" maxlength=\"40\" name=\"company\" size=\"20\" type=\"text\" value=\"None\"><br><input id=\"00N4x00000QkhNv\" maxlength=\"255\" name=\"00N4x00000QkhNv\" size=\"20\" type=\"text\" value=\"SYLB Newsletter Signups\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-group d-none\"><label for=\"lead_source\">Lead Source<\/label><select id=\"lead_source\" class=\"form-control\" name=\"lead_source\"><option value=\"\">&#8211;None&#8211;<\/option><option value=\"Advertisement\">Advertisement<\/option><option value=\"Employee Referral\">Employee Referral<\/option><option value=\"External Referral\">External Referral<\/option><option value=\"Partner\">Partner<\/option><option value=\"Public Relations\">Public Relations<\/option><option value=\"Seminar - Internal\">Seminar &#8211; Internal<\/option><option value=\"Seminar - Partner\">Seminar &#8211; Partner<\/option><option value=\"Trade Show\">Trade Show<\/option><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"Web\">Web<\/option><option value=\"Word of mouth\">Word of mouth<\/option><option value=\"Other\">Other<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-check pl-0 d-none\"><label class=\"form-check-label\" for=\"00N4x00000QkML8\">Preference Center: PC_SupportLocal__c<\/label><br><input id=\"00N4x00000QkML8\" class=\"form-check-input\" checked=\"checked\" name=\"00N4x00000QkML8\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n<div class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LfgXGolAAAAACpSF7aKItzGvWZw-5iKa8bhpFTd\"><\/div>\n<p><br>\n<input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<p>Learn more about the Brewers Association&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersassociation.org\/government-affairs\/small-brewer-grassroots-activism\/\">grassroots efforts<\/a> and what types of regulatory issues affect America\u2019s craft brewers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy beer from a craft brewery, you\u2019re also supporting a small business. Small and independent breweries don\u2019t have deep pockets or lobbyists in every state capital, and that\u2019s why beer lovers like you play a big role in defending craft as part of the Support Your Local Brewery network. 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