Upon punching a brewing stand, as well as other items, they become brighter. (This doesn't always happen.)
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Cannot reproduce in SSP. Will try later in SMP.

Applies also to beds. Adjusted summary.
Is this bug confirmed then? Or is it invalid?
This may be caused by a block and lighting update conflict, where as they are being broken the 'block breaking' texture overlays the block and causes it to update, much like redstone ore. This causes it to invalidate lighting and make it default, which is usually brighter than the environment, hence making it appear brighter. In some cases beds and brewing stands as well as some other dynamic block entities can darken when being hit, because the environment affecting the blocks around them are brighter than that of the default lighting level.
That seems like a reasonable explanation.
I discovered that this bug also makes beacon blocks brighter upon punch.
Cocoa Beans as well.
The textures are brightened when the cracking animation appears. You can easily see this by punching a brewing stand without a pickaxe.
Yes thats what the related link is for...
Signs also get brighter, but only when your moving your mouse in the inventory screen.
Can someone confirm this then?

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.
Still a concern for beds and brewing stands in 1.7.5 and 08a. Other blocks seem to be fixed. I think this is intended, like for cocoa pods.
Fixed for beds and cocoa pods in 14w10c, surely intended for brewing stands
Now fixed for brewing stand in 14w11b!
Mistake, it's fixed