Charles Bacon serves as a consultant on beer and malt beverage matters for McDermott's Alcohol Beverages & Products Group.  With over 35 years of experience with the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF), Mr. Bacon is a recognized expert on federal beer regulation, federal laws applying to brewery operation and taxation, and the Federal Alcohol Administration Act as applied to the labeling and advertising of malt beverages.