Estate Planning

North Carolina Has 4th Highest Beer Tax

By Gregory Herman-Giddens

As a beer aficionado, I was surprised to learn today that NC has the fourth-highest tax on beer in the nation, at 53 cents a gallon. And, of course, we also have to pay sales tax when we as consumers buy the beer.  

The highest tax is Georgia, at $1.01 per gallon.  The states with the highest tax are all in the South, with the exception of heavily Mormon Utah.  Wyoming, at 2 cents a gallon, is the lowest.  Beer Tax Map of the U.S. One thing about Wyoming, though, is that you have to buy beer in a liquor store or bar - it's not sold in convenience, drug or grocery stores.  I know that from personal experience after a long day's motorcycle ride this past August.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised about NC's high beer tax ranking, given our high gas tax.  Wonder if our DWI rates would go up if those two taxes were reduced?

Full post as published by North Carolina Estate Planning Blog on December 01, 2008 (boomark / email).