Further amended at the committee level, Senate Bill 186 now contains provisions authorizing the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to issue a vendor’s license to a manufacturer of malt beverages for the sale of alcoholic beverages on property consisting of a single complex that includes a brewery (vendor-licensed brewer); repeals the requirement that the licensed property include “other structures which promote the brewery and tourism industry of the state” in order to be eligible as a vendor licensed brewer; limits the amount of malt beverages that can be transferred between breweries owned by the same brewer; limits the number of vendor’s licenses that can be issued to a manufacturer of malt beverages; requires all malt beverages and other alcoholic beverages that are not manufactured at a brewery owned by the brewer to be obtained through a distributor, an importer, a sales agent, or a broker; prohibits vendor-licensed brewers from making deliveries; permits malt beverage tastings on certain premises; clarifies that vendors may conduct malt beverage tastings on their licensed premises with beverages from their own inventory; and permits the filling and refilling of 32, 64, and 128 ounce growlers at the point of sale.
Florida Bill Would Allow Traditional Growler Sales and 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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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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