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« Last post by SVPete on June 15, 2026, 02:15:16 PM »Minocqua Brewing Learned That the Rules Apply to Left-Wing Loudmouths Too
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/06/15/minocqua-brewing-learned-the-rules-apply-to-left-wing-loudmouths-too-n4953990
Ummmmm, how hard is it to figure out that someone who wants to sell beer/wine/spirits across state lines should first learn all applicable laws?
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/06/15/minocqua-brewing-learned-the-rules-apply-to-left-wing-loudmouths-too-n4953990
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Normally, nobody should cheer when a Wisconsin business loses its stock. Jobs, rent, suppliers, and familiar faces that sit behind every taproom door.
But Minoqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad has spent years turning beer into a vessel for political contempt, and now the state says the rules caught up with him.
Officials seized canned beer from his business, alleging Illinois-brewed beer had been brought into Wisconsin without the required permits or licenses. Bangstad said the state took about $25,000 worth after he failed to pay Wisconsin taxes on beer sold and stored at his Minocqua and Madison, Wisc. locations, as the Wausau Pilot and Review reported.QuoteA spokeswoman for the Department of Revenue confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Bangstad is under investigation. Without providing many details, the spokeswoman pointed out that state laws bars beer brewed in Illinois to be sold in Wisconsin without a permit or license....
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“These state laws ensure that no permit or license holder gains an unfair advantage by bypassing tax obligations or by evading safety protocols.”
Bangstad declined to comment to the Journal Sentinel, but in a newsletter to supporters on June 12 said state officials seized $25,000 worth of beer after he failed to pay taxes in Wisconsin on the Illinois-brewed beer he sold and stored in Madison and Minocqua.
His public record makes the whining harder to swallow, even with a worthy brew. Federal agents with the U.S. Secret Service and FBI interviewed Bangstad after a company Facebook post following an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner said, “We almost got #freebeerday,” and suggested someone in the “Resistance” needs better marksmanship.
Bangstad's company had already drawn attention for promising free beer when Trump dies. When death talk becomes a sales gimmick, pleas for gentle treatment land with a thud.
Ummmmm, how hard is it to figure out that someone who wants to sell beer/wine/spirits across state lines should first learn all applicable laws?
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