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As U.S. businesses, craft breweries are governed by both federal and state legislation, as well as the regulations of various government agencies. In this section, the Brewers Association provides guidance to help breweries understand the legislation affecting them and to ensure compliance with regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), and more.
Whether you’re a new brewery looking to make a big splash, or an established local brewer interested in expanding your presence to new states, what you don’t know about those states’ regulations could cost you! With every state having unique …Read More
Longtime Brewers Association counsel Marc Sorini provides his annual overview of the year’s developments at the intersection of law and craft beer. Topics this year will include: New federal resources under COVID-19 relief legislation The prospects for legal challenges to state alcohol …Read More
In this panel, owners of rural breweries will share their experiences in opening and operating production breweries and tasting rooms on agricultural land. Farmers have been brewers since, likely, there were farms, but modern brewing has largely been an industrial …Read More
The Brewers Association is partnering with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to present this seminar covering the basics of what brewers need to do to comply with TTB requirements. Topics include brewer’s notices, record-keeping, operational reports, …Read More
Longtime Brewers Association counsel Marc Sorini provides his annual overview of the year’s developments at the intersection of law and craft beer. Topics this year will include: The implications of the Supreme Court’s pending Byrd v. Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers …Read More
On November 26, 2019, the TTB published a notice asking for public comments on a comprehensive update to federal beverage alcohol labeling and advertising regulations. The TTB is updating existing regulations and formalizing many unwritten labeling conventions adopted in the …Read More
An overview of the federal trade practice rules and regulations relevant to the brewing industry, with a focus on prohibited trade practices.Read More
Join the Brewers Association Quality subcommittee for a Power Hour highlighting resources designed to help brewers improve their operations.Read More
Like brewing beer, beer law is both national and regional in nature. As a result, breweries come to CBC with many questions that go unanswered because there simply is not a seminar to cover it all. Come meet with legal …Read More
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Act”) is the most comprehensive revision to the Internal Revenue Code since 1986. While the Brewers Association focuses on industry-specific excise tax measures, every brewer, supplier, distributor, and retail member is …Read More
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