By Mary Kay Linge for the New York Post
Government health nannies are thirsty for a new target, and this time it’s craft beer.
FDA busybodies will mandate by next December that restaurant chains offer full nutritional information for beers on tap — everything from calorie counts to protein content. The rule forces breweries to do expensive tests to keep their suds flowing at places like Applebee’s or TGI Friday’s.
Such lab work costs more than $600 per brew and takes weeks. Big manufacturers like Bud can absorb the expense and delays, but the city’s 30 small craft brewers will be hit hard.
Many of these local artisanal brewers make dozens of different styles of beer… CONTINUE READING AT NYPOST.COM
