CHEERS Act would give tax breaks to businesses using draft beer systems WPXI [Video]

WASHINGTON — Thor Cheston turned his love for beer into a craft brewery business in Washington, D.C.

Right Proper Brewing Company has two locations and is working to expand to a third.

But like so many other small businesses during the pandemic, there was a time when its future seemed uncertain.

“When the city shut down, we lost 60 percent of our revenue overnight,” said Cheston. “That’s because 60 percent of our revenue was coming from the sale of draft beer to bars and restaurants, and so when the restaurants and bars closed, we lost all of that revenue.”

That’s why there’s now a proposal in Congress aimed at helping these small businesses as they work to recover from the pandemic.

The Creating Hospitality Economic Enhancement for Restaurants and Servers (CHEERS) Act would give tax breaks to businesses that use energy efficient draft lines and keg equipment.

It has bipartisan support in the House.

“Many of our local businesses and the …