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Passing the Senate, S.B. 7655 seeks to amend the definition of New York State labelled beer to require that at least 60%, by weight, of its hops and at least 60% of any other ingredients, excluding water, are grown in …Read More
Amended in the Senate, H.B. 1615 provides for sales of malt beverages produced under a contract brewing or an alternating proprietorship agreement. Read More
Held in committee, House Bill 7984 sought to exempt beer and malt beverages from sales tax. Read More
Passed by both chambers, H.B. 1039 removes the production and manufacturing requirements from the definition of “beverage manufacturer retail outlet.” Read More
Stalled in House Committee, S.B. 340 relates to direct to consumer shipments of alcohol to New Hampshire residents, specifying that beer, specialty beer and specialty beverages delivered to the state’s consumers shall not exceed 8 percent alcohol by volume with …Read More
A.B. 3709 would permit limited breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries to sell each other’s products on the licensed premises. Read More
S.B. 2418 seeks to allow the holder of a limited brewery license to operate up to fifteen salesrooms apart from the brewery premises and to sell their products in original containers or open containers for consumption on the salesroom premises. …Read More
Assembly Bill 3840 would remove the requirement that a limited brewery licensees provide a tour when selling beer to consumers and permits certain food consumption on premise. Read More
A.B. 3765 seeks to establish a farm brewery license that would permit the licensee to produce malt alcoholic beverages for retail sale to consumers for consumption off the licensed premised. A farm brewery would operate in much the same manner …Read More
Passing the House, H.B. 1489, among several provisions, would allow the donation of beer in the original package to a charitable or religious organization or to an educational institution for the sole purpose of being auctioned by the organization or …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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