Wisconsin's Minocqua Brewing Co. loses license over illegal beer transport
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue announced that Minocqua Brewing Company’s brewing permit will be revoked effective August 4, 2024. The revocation stems from the brewery’s transportation of canned beer from Illinois without the required permits or tax payments. The company, which operates two taprooms in Wisconsin, is owned by left‑wing activist Kirk Bangstad.
In January 2024 the brewery posted on Facebook that it would give away free beer all day if U.S. President Donald Trump died, a promotion later cited after a failed assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Bangstad has vowed to fight the revocation, urging customers to contribute to a legal‑defence fund. State agents seized roughly $25,000 worth of canned beer from the brewery’s locations in June 2024.
Entities: Donald Trump · Illinois · Kirk Bangstad · Minocqua Brewing Company · State of Wisconsin · Wisconsin Department of Revenue
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- [● 5 SOURCES] The free‑beer promotion was referenced after the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April 2024. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Kirk Bangstad said he will fight to keep the bar open and asked customers to contribute to a legal‑defence fund. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 5 SOURCES] The brewery’s owner is left‑wing activist Kirk Bangstad. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Minocqua Brewing Company operates two establishments in Wisconsin. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 5 SOURCES] The Wisconsin Department of Revenue will revoke Minocqua Brewing Company's alcohol licence effective 4 August 2024. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 5 SOURCES] The revocation is because the brewery transported canned beer from Illinois without the required permits. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Minocqua Brewing Company posted on Facebook on 22 January 2024 that it would offer free beer all day when Donald Trump dies. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Wisconsin officials seized about $25,000 worth of canned beer from Minocqua Brewing Company’s taprooms in June 2024. (supporting_article_ids)