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Senate Bill 2075 would allow limited breweries to sell products of certain other alcohol manufacturers for consumption off the licensed premises, coordinate with third party restaurants to provide food directly to consumers on the licensed premises, to host fifty-two on-premises …Read More
A.B. 2500 authorizes limited breweries, commonly referred to as microbreweries, to hold certain on-site and off-site events open to the general public. Additionally, the bill provides that the requirement that a consumer take a tour of the brewery as …Read More
S.B. 2210 seeks to allow dogs in sampling and tasting areas of breweries. Read More
Senate Bill 1853 creates a new category of alcoholic beverages termed “flavored malt beverages” and sets a tax rate of $4.40 per gallon to account for its reliance on distilled spirits during the production process. Read More
Senate Bill 1647 permits the holders of a limited brewery, restricted brewery, plenary winery, farm winery, out-of-state winery, cidery and meadery, and craft distillery license to offer retail memberships to their customers. A “retail membership” is defined as a …Read More
Assembly Bill 275 would allow the holder of a limited brewery license, restricted brewery license, craft distillery license, plenary winery license, farm winery license, or cidery and meadery license to sell the licensee’s products at a seasonal farm market for …Read More
A.B. 1813 would remove he requirement that consumers take a brewery tour to purchase beverages for on-site consumption. Tours, however, must be available to consumers during business hours when the brewery is open to the general public and brewing, packaging, …Read More
S.B. 847 would provide 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
Assembly Bill 542 would allow limited breweries to sell products of certain other alcohol manufacturers for consumption off the licensed premises, coordinate with third party restaurants to provide food directly to consumers on the licensed premises, to host fifty-two on-premises …Read More
A.B. 637 seeks to allow the consumption of food on limited brewery premises. 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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