House Bill 278 would: permit small brewers and other brewers to sell a limited quantity of malt beverages at retail on the premises for consumption on and off of the premises; eliminate the daily quantity limitation on sales by brewers directly to consumers; provide for the transfer of a limited quantity of malt beverages by small brewers and brewpubs; increase the amount of malt beverages a brewpub may sell to wholesalers; and provide for donations of malt beverages to bona fide nonprofit civic organizations.