In 1791, a proud and hearty band of rabble-rousers in western Pennsylvania protested the first tax ever to be levied on a domestic product by America's new federal government—a tax on the sale of ...

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that an 1868 ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, in his ruling on Wednesday, sided with the Hobby Distillers Association ...

As state governments kick off their spring legislative seasons, a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate will attempt to legalize home alcohol distilling. Whether this leads to an uptick in at-home ...

On July 10, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman in the Northern District of Texas ruled in the case of Hobby Distillers Association v. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau that the longstanding ...

The Buckeye Institute filed a document last month challenging the federal government’s argument that a Newark brewer can’t bring his case to overturn a home-distilling ban forward. John Ream, ...

The judge’s ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Hobby Distillers Association against the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (also known as the TTB) last year claiming that the ban ...

America is enjoying its greatest DIY movement in decades. Knitting, gardening, preserving and home brewing all are enjoying tremendous popularity. “Farm to fork” is the new hipster mantra. Also ...

John Ream owns and operates Trek Brewing Company in Newark. He is represented by The Buckeye Institute in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury. Benjamin Franklin may not have actually said it, but ...

NEWARK − Trek Brewing Co. owner John Ream filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of the Treasury, asking the court to overturn the government's ban on home distilling of alcohol ...

When people think ‘bourbon whiskey’ they think of Kentucky. No other part of the country is as closely associated with such a uniquely American drink. That’s something Kentuckians should be proud of, ...

Moonshine earned its name because it was often distilled in secret — under the light of the moon. But what is moonshine, exactly? (Photo: Robert F. Bukaty) There’s something about moonshine that ...