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See the latest national and state-level government affairs issues including news and announcements from the Brewers Association and members of the House and Senate Small Brewers Caucus.
Becoming law with the Governor’s signature, House Bill 1415 establishes a commission to review and consider alcoholic beverage manufacturing processes and retail sales at manufacturing facilities. Read More
New Hampshire’s Governor approved Senate Bill 257 establishing a commission to study the sale of beer in refillable containers. The previously included authorization for off-premises and on-premises licensees to sell beer in sealed refillable containers is deleted. Read More
Passing both New Hampshire legislative chambers, Senate Bill 310 establishes a tenant brewer license authorizing the holder to enter into a partnership with a beverage manufacture to produce or package beer or specialty beer. Read More
With both New Hampshire legislative chambers agreeing to a conference report, House Bill 1415 seeks to establish a commission to review and consider alcoholic beverage manufacturing processes and retail sales at manufacturing facilities. Read More
New Hampshire’s Governor has signed into law, House Bill 1217 which amends the definition of “wholesale distributor” to allow purchases of beverages from nano brewery licensees. Read More
Congresswoman Ann Kuster of New Hampshire recently visited Henniker Brewing Company. As a supporter of job growth, she reaffirmed her support of the Small BREW Act, which provides a federal excise tax reduction for small breweries. Read More
Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire recently stopped by Smuttynose Brewing Company during her tour of local businesses. 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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