24/7 New York news stream: Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are. The iconic Boston lager is what put the microbrewery on the map when Koch -- a sixth generation brewer -- started his empire in 1984.Koch thanks Carter for helping him become a major organizer of the American craft beer movement. This was after Carter signed a bill in 1978 allowing individuals to brew for personal enjoyment.
"Some states were quick to adopt federal legalization as their state’s policy on home beermaking, while others developed their own language," the message continued."It wasn’t until 2013 — nearly 100 years after Prohibition made homebrewing illegal — that making beer at home became legal in all 50 states, with Mississippi and Alabama both establishing homebrew legality in that year. ...
"Cheers, and thank you to an American homebrew hero, President Jimmy Carter," the note concluded."His legacy will live on in every batch of beer brewed."Couple won the NYC housing lottery and bought a two-family house in Brooklyn worth $1.1 million for $727,365—take a look inside