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Signed by the Governor, H.B. 882 with respect to transfers from a permitted microbrewery to another permitted microbrewery, changes the minimum requirement of a receiving microbrewery from a 10-barrel brewing system to a 5-barrel brewing system. Read More
Before the Governor for action, H.B. 882 with respect to transfers from a permitted microbrewery to another permitted microbrewery, seeks to change the minimum requirement of a receiving microbrewery from a 10-barrel brewing system to a 5-barrel brewing system. Read More
Pending in committee, House Bill 821 would remove the requirement that a transferring brewing facility that maintains no less than a 10-barrel brewing system, and the receiving brewing facility owned wholly by the transferring brewing facility maintains no less than …Read More
Passing initial Senate committee consideration, H.B. 882 with respect to transfers from a permitted microbrewery to another permitted microbrewery, seeks to change the minimum requirement of a receiving microbrewery from a 10-barrel brewing system to a 5-barrel brewing system. Read More
H.R. 56 designates October 10, 2024, as Black Brewers’ Day. Read More
House Bill 821 would remove the requirement that a transferring brewing facility that maintains no less than a 10-barrel brewing system, and the receiving brewing facility owned wholly by the transferring brewing facility maintains no less than a five-barrel brewing …Read More
With respect to transfers from a permitted microbrewery to another permitted microbrewery, H.B. 882 seeks to change the minimum requirement of a receiving microbrewery from a 10-barrel brewing system to a 5-barrel brewing system. Read More
S.B. 230 seeks to allow a microbrewer who produces no more than 1,500 barrels per year to sell manufactured beverages at wholesale. Additionally, authorizes a licensed wholesaler to transfer manufactured beverages from a permitted microbrewery to any authorized …Read More
Failing to advance in the House prior to adjournment, S.B. 194 sought to prohibit any person under the age of 18 from entering a Class A-General retail establishment (defined as a retail outlet where alcohol is sold on the …Read More
Now under House consideration, S.B. 194 would prohibit any person under the age of 18 from entering a Class A-General retail establishment (defined as a retail outlet where alcohol is sold on the premises for consumption on the premises), …Read More
Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
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