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Senator Richard Blumenthal recently paid a visit to one of his local breweries, Thomas Hooker, to discuss his support for the Small BREW Act. The Senator, who is also a member of the Small Brewers Caucus, joined 24 of his colleagues as an original co-sponsor …Read More
H.R. 232, the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act (Small BREW Act), was introduced in the 114th U.S. Congress on January 8 by Representatives Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and Richard E. Neal (D-MA). Joining as original co-sponsors of the …Read More
Introduced on February 5, 2015, H.R. 767, the Fair Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act, seeks to impose a graduated federal excise tax on all brewers (no qualifying production threshold and including multi-national companies) and beer importers with the following …Read More
Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Chris Collins (NY-27) have introduced the H.R. 600, the Cider Industry Deserves Equal Regulation (CIDER) Act. The legislation would amend the tax code pertaining to wine and related beverages to support the growing number …Read More
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released information explaining revenue proposals in the President’s FY 2016 Budget which includes a proposal exempting any distilled spirits, wines, and beer taxpayer who reasonably expects to be liable for not more than $50,000 …Read More
House Bill 6455 seeks to allow restaurants and bars to fill growlers. Read More
House Bill 6078 would allow small beer manufacturers to sell kegs of beer directly to consumers. Read More
Senate Bill 392 seeks to create a farmers’ market beer and spirits permit to allow the sale of Connecticut manufactured beer and spirits at farmers’ markets. Read More
Rewritten to address concerns raised in an administrative lawsuit filed against the state (since dropped) which called into question the ability of breweries to operate taprooms, Senate Bill 186 now authorizes the issuance of vendor’s licenses to manufacturers of malt …Read More
H.B.107, among other provisions, would expressly allow taproom sales to consumers for on-premises or off-premises consumption (including growlers) without obtaining a vendor’s license. Additionally, the bill provides for written franchise agreements of no more than 5 years’ duration if the …Read More
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