As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care, raise a glass to him for legalizing homebrewing in the United States. (His role in deregulating beer is often overstated, but homebrewing certainly played a role in changing American tastes and kickstarting the nascent brewing industry.)
Jimmy Carter: American homebrew hero?
As crazy as it may seem now, homebrewing used to be illegal and Jimmy Carter actually played a part in changing that, contributing to the craft beer revolution. But that’s just one unexpected facet in the story of how our current beer industry came to be.
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