Craft beer brewers in Nelson don't want their beers taxed at the same rate as mass-produced products.
The brewers presented a petition Friday to the Law Commission, which has hinted it will recommend a rise in taxes on alcohol.
Publican Mic Dover, of The Free House in Nelson, says the rise is partly a response to binge drinking, but he says that's not the case with craft beers.
He says hand-crafted beers are already expensive and small independent breweries should have tax breaks.
Mr Dover says more than 1000 people have signed the petition.
