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Assembly Bill 3445 seeks to allow the holder of a limited brewery license to operate up to 15 salesrooms apart from the brewery premises with the ability to sell their products in original containers or open containers for consumption on …Read More
A.B. 3720 seeks to allow a limited brewery to serve beer on its premises to a consumer who has not toured the brewery; however, a brewery would be required to offer consumers a tour, either at a regularly scheduled date …Read More
Senate Bill 2121 would allow dogs in certain areas of licensed microbreweries that are designated for the consumption of brewed products, provided that the brewery owner has elected to allow dogs on the premises, dogs will not have access to …Read More
Senate Bill 2056 seeks to require Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State. Read More
A.B. 1610 would not require consumers to take a tour of a limited brewery prior to purchasing beverages for on-site consumption. However, the bill requires the licensee to make tours of the brewery available to consumers during business hours when …Read More
Among several provisions, Senate Bill 72 seeks to establish a farm brewery license that would permit farm breweries to produce malt alcoholic beverages for retail sale to consumers for consumption off the licensed premised. Read More
Senate Bill 268 allows credits against the New Jersey alcoholic beverage tax to manufacturers of brewed beverages in the amount of qualified capital expenses paid by the brewer during the tax year. Read More
Senate Bill 271 seeks to amend current law to authorize holders of a limited brewery license to: hold an unlimited number of on-premises special events, for which the license holder may sell tickets without obtaining a permit; hold up to …Read More
Assembly Bill 1091 seeks to require Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State. Read More
A.B. 1103 would authorize a limited brewery (microbrewery) licensee to hold on-site special events open to the general public on the licensed premises of the brewery, as well as off-site special events open to the general public. Licensees may …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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