A Look At Washington’s Surprisingly Low Beer Tax

OK, this is how naive I am. I had no idea that there was a Washington State beer tax. I mean, it makes sense after all. The government needs income. OK, let's tax beer.

Interesting thing about this is that every state in the United States has a beer tax and the beer tax paid in Washington state compared to other states is pretty low. loading...

According to axios.com,

‘ Washington's beer taxes amounted to $0.26 per gallon — the 25th highest rate among U.S. states, according to the Washington, D.C-based think tank.

That's far less than the taxes imposed in Tennessee (about $1.29 per gallon), Alaska ($1.07) and Hawai'i ($0.93), which have the highest overall state taxes on beer.’

Full disclosure here, I'm not a beer drinker, I never have been. I Remember when I was a kid watch