Expanded Sales for MA Farmer and Pub Brewers Considered
Senate Bill 478 seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers. Read More
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Senate Bill 478 seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers. Read More
H.B. 1736 seeks to repeal the sale of 3.2 beer and to authorize the issuance of a malt liquor license to retailers currently licensed to sell 3.2 beer. Read More
House Bill 1848 proposes an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section authorizing food retailers to sell wine and beer. Read More
Companions Senate Bill 2537 and House Bill 2558 provide a definition of “low-alcohol volume prepackaged beverages” to mean a canned or bottled alcoholic beverage made from distilled spirits and other nonalcoholic ingredients, containing not more than 14 percent alcohol …Read More
Approved by the Governor, S.B. 2018 removes the tax on wholesale sales of beer. Read More
Amended prior to passing the Senate, Senate Bill 448 provides that a holder of a Class 1 distillery license, Class 4 limited winery license, Class 5 brewery license, Class 7 micro-brewery license, Class 8 farm-brewery license, or Class 9 limited …Read More
In Senate committee, House Bill 1624 establishes the Indiana craft beverage council, the Indiana craft beverage council fund, and the Indiana craft beverage foundation fund for promotion and industry support purposes. Read More
Amended prior to being sent to the Senate, H.B. 2291 stipulates that any beer containing not more than 6 percent alcohol by volume and sold by the individual drink by any microbrewery be considered cereal malt beverage and not beer …Read More
Now in House committee, SJR 12 directs the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to study its licensing fee structure. Read More
House Bill 263 would authorize alcoholic beverage manufacturers to sell or serve products to the public from any facility. 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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