Beer importer tells panel net profits tanked 86 per cent since Alberta brewer tax introduced

A Calgary beer importer is challenging what it calls a “discriminatory” beer tax intended to promote Alberta’s craft beer industry that was introduced by the provincial government almost two years ago.
Ben Grant, legal counsel for Artisan Ales, told a three-person panel Thursday in Edmonton the changes hurt the bottom line of the Calgary company and argued the markup and creation of a provincial grant contravened the federal Agreement on Internal Trade.
Grant said since the int