North Carolina Has 4th Highest Beer Tax
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?
