Beer taxes are paid by wholesalers and breweries each month on in-state beer sales or in-state shipments, according to the report. All other taxes are levied on sales and shipments from Wisconsin to the state. The 5% state sales tax is also collected by retailers based on the price at the time of sale.

Nationally, Wisconsin is one of a handful of states that tax alcohol the least, according to the Tax Foundation, a Washington-based think tank. The states beer tax is 48th nationally; his wine tax is 43rd; and his alcohol tax is 41st.

Wisconsin has not grown it’s beer tax since 1969, according to the Department of Revenue.

The increase in alcohol tax collections in 2021 was larger in Wisconsin than in almost every other state except a handful of other states, a WPF analysis of data from the US Census Bureau.

The report notes, however, that increasing alcohol tax collections will have a marginal impact on state finances. However, “the public health implications of increased alcohol consumption may be of greater concern,” according to the report.

Wisconsin residents drank 150 million gallons of beer in 2021, an increase of 14 million gallons from 2020, according to The data of the Ministry of Revenue. The amount of alcohol consumed in the state has increased from 15 million gallons to 18 million gallons during the same period.