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Senate Bill 956 establishes the Maryland Beer and Brewery Promotion Program in the Department of Commerce. Read More
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Senate Bill 956 establishes the Maryland Beer and Brewery Promotion Program in the Department of Commerce. Read More
H.B. 1653 specifies that a wholesaler cannot directly or indirectly fund the cost of any cash rebate coupon provided by manufacturers of intoxicating liquor. Read More
H.B. 1015/S.B. 839 would raise the barrel cap to 300,000 for breweries eligible to hold a limited beer wholesalers license and repeal the limitation on the number of barrels eligible for self-distribution. Read More
House Bill 1720 allows a beverage manufacturer in a contract brewing arrangement to store beverages produced by the contract brewer at its facility. Read More
House Bill 1052 seeks to place limits on sales, sampling, and contract brewing for Class 5 breweries. Read More
S.B. 418 would allow nano-breweries to sell up to 2 pints per person for consumption on premises. Read More
House Bill 2470 would allow microbreweries within the state of Kansas to contract with other microbreweries for production and packaging of beer and hard cider. Read More
S.B. 1017 would raise the cap for on-premises sales to 25,000 barrels. Read More
Senate Bill 1185 creates a new category of alcoholic beverages entitled flavored malt beverages for purposes of the alcoholic beverages tax. The new flavored malt beverage category is taxed at a rate of $4.40 per gallon to account for …Read More
Passing two Senate committees, Senate Bill 1224 would allow a malt beverage distributor to give branded glassware to vendors licensed to sell malt beverages for on-premises consumption. Further, it prohibits a vendor from selling the branded glassware or returning it …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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