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Eligible for the Governor’s signature, S.B. 1272 creates a limited distiller’s license for distilleries that (i) manufacture no more than 36,000 gallons of spirits per calendar year, (ii) are located on a farm in the Commonwealth on land zoned agricultural …Read More
On the Governor’s desk awaiting consideration, Senate Bill 1269 allows a person holding multiple licenses for the manufacture of wine, beer, spirits, or cider to provide samples of any alcoholic beverage produced on the licensed premises to persons under certain …Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 1034 adds powdered or crystalline alcohol to the definition of alcoholic beverages, prohibits containers sold in or shipped into the Commonwealth from including powdered or crystalline alcohol, and creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for …Read More
House Bill 201 proposes to create a farm brewer’s license to permit the manufacture and sale of Vermont beer and cider. Read More
Failing to pass committee, House Bill 253 sought to allow breweries, wineries and distilleries to offer samples to customers on the facility premises. Read More
Passed by both legislative chambers, House Bill 48 makes it unlawful for a person to use, offer for use, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, furnish, or possess powdered alcohol for human consumption. Read More
House Bill 68 would allow beer manufacturers to produce beer containing not more than 21% alcohol by volume and prohibit the inclusion of caffeine or other stimulants in beer containing more than 12% alcohol by volume. Read More
Failing to pass the House, House Bill 1225 would allow members of the military between the ages of 18 and 21 to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages on military installations within the state if so authorized by the commanding officer …Read More
S.B. 471 would allow alternating proprietorships to be established so that manufacturing facilities and equipment of a small brewer licensee may be used by another small brewer licensee to produce beer. Read More
Senate Bill 454 seeks to allow small brewer licensees to conduct beer tastings and sales at three off-premises locations. 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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