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While in his home district, U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-3) stopped by Pagosa Brewing in Pagosa Spring, Colo. Pagosa Brewing is a small-yet-growing brewpub located in southern Colorado. Head brewer and president Tony Simmons, along with members of his staff, gave the …Read More
Recently both Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton visited small breweries. Hillary Clinton was on an East Coast tour and stopped in to Smuttynose Brewing Co. in Hampton, New Hampshire. After a tour of the brewery, Clinton held a roundtable discussion to discuss various issues including …Read More
Advancing through committee, Senate Bill 452 seeks to allow a brewpub to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption and would create a license allowing limited production breweries to produce beer and operate a restaurant on their licensed premises …Read More
On May 14, more than 25 members of the House of Representatives joined staff from the Brewers Association to celebrate the 10th consecutive American Craft Beer Week®. Co-chair of the House Small Brewers Caucus, Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) welcomed the attendees, …Read More
Signed by the Governor, House Bill 639 makes applicable statewide, instead of in certain areas only, the authority for a beer manufacturer to operate as a retailer at the manufacturer’s location or a site contiguous thereto. Read More
Passing the Senate and under consideration by the House, Senate Bill 583 permits brewery-public house licensees to sell at wholesale and distribute up to 7,500 barrels of malt beverages per year produced by the licensee to other licensees of the …Read More
Under House consideration following Senate passage, S.B. 138 seeks to permit brewery-public house licensees to sell at wholesale and distribute up to 7,500 barrels of malt beverages per year produced by the licensee to other licensees of the Oregon Liquor …Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 690 outlines the conditions that allow a brewer to terminate a distribution sales agreement with a nonresident seller. The measure requires a brewer not licensed in Oklahoma selling beer to a nonresident seller to …Read More
Currently before a House-Senate conference committee, Senate Bill 688 requires low-point beer manufacturers and wholesalers who assign a brand extension to assign the extension to the licensed wholesaler which has exclusive sales territory for the brand. The measure changes the …Read More
After passing both chambers in different versions and now the subject of a conference committee, S.B. 424 would authorize a brewer to sell beer produced by the brewer to consumers on the premises of the brewery. 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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