I also think about all the folks I know and who would try to distil liquor vs who is smart enough to do it right. Honestly this feels like thing that should be local laws. I feel its a bit like guns. The higher the density the more likely you want to restrict it or at least permit it.

The 2026 realist in me is trying to figure out how this turns into a big juicy bone for the existing entrenched industry players.

The distilled spirits law was from 1868. Other "Reconstruction era" laws passed, that could be targets:

• 1868, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing birthright citizenship, due process under the law, equal protection
• 1866, Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the precursor to the 14th Amendment. The Civil Rights Act protected formerly enslaved people.

We know modern Republicans don't like either one of these things and think they should be abolished.

Long time hobbyist home brewer here. Nobody is stopping you from home distilling. The required gear has long been publicly available. With either boozy category, one doesn't take up this hobby to save money. There's a large investment in gear and time to get it done.

It's taken me close to 10 years of home brew experience, and probably over to $20k in supplies and equipment over that time to make beer that's on par with craft breweries... 5 gallons of beer at a time.

The conversation ratio on mash to beer is mostly beer. The conversation ratio on mash to finished drinkable liquor is a joke in comparison. Multiple distillations if you want something that's at best bottom shelf. Forget about aging.

Take that ‘libertarian’ and kill it.

The accelerationist in me says fuck yes, let these morons methanol themselves to death

They're probably against it. Diageo wants you buying from them.