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Wisconsin brewery stripped of alcohol permit after promising free beer when Trump dies (www.the-independent.com)
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[–] 18 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Very poor article. Fuck Trump, hope he dies tomorrow. But I'm also not willing to give a business owner an automatic pass just because they're on my side.

No where in this article do they actually list WHY their alcohol permit is being revoked. What exactly are they being accused of? Because I could absolutely see some slimy owner with a rat-infested kitchen latching onto politics as a means of shielding their crooked operation. "I'm innocent, they're just trying to silence me!"

Is it possible this is politically motivated? Sure. But the fact that they never actually list the specific reasons why the permit is revoked is damning.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    https://www.wpr.org/news/state-revokes-brewing-license-kirk-bangstad

    Something about not paying taxes

    Bangstad provided a chart explaining what violations were allegedly in the document from the DOR. Those include unauthorized running of a retail outlet, violation of shipping laws and untaxed beer possession in an unpermitted warehouse.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I've actually visited the Minoqua location multiple times. The staff seemed happy, and the food and drinks were great.

    Kirk has been very vocally far left in a deeply red area for a long time. He's also done amazing work in bringing together the downtown small business community. It would surprise me if it turned out he was a slimy shit bag.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    That doesn't really have any relevance to the case here though. He's not being accused of serving bad food. And the worst companies for legal compliance and worker treatment often treat their customers great. It's generally not profitable for non-monopolies to anger their customers.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago*

    That's fair, I agree that the level of service is not always an indication of how the restaurant is run.

    I do feel it's relevant, however, and I should have elaborated. I lived in the area and worked as a bartender at a resort nearby at the time. We always sat at the bar and talked shop with the employees whenever we went out. Not only that, but it's a tourist area with a very small local, year round population. Everyone knew everyone, and gossip was rampant.

    MBC had a good reputation as a workplace with not a lot of turnover. Their employees seemed like they were genuinely having fun, which isn't common if your work environment sucks in my experience.

    It's generally not profitable for non-monopolies to anger their customers.

    Haha, then I highly encourage you to learn more about this company. Kirk has done plenty to alienate a lot of potential customers and his community. I left that area because the racism was batshit insane. If you're not white, straight, and cis, it's not a comfortable place to live. I respect him for staying and actively fighting against it.

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