Classification of Brewed Products as “Beer” Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and as “Malt Beverages” Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
This document reproduces a ruling issued by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau on July 7, 2008, to clarify that that certain brewed products classified as "beer" under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 do not meet the definition of a "malt beverage" under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.