Farmer Brewery Sales Expansion Advances in MA
Reported from committee, S.B. 2629 seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries. Read More
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Reported from committee, S.B. 2629 seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries. Read More
A hearing has been scheduled for Senate Bill 478 which seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers. Read More
Moving through multiple committees, Senate Bill 478 seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers. Read More
H.B. 287 seeks to allow manufacturer licensees able to sell alcoholic beverages they produce for off-premises consumption to sell alcoholic beverages in kegs, casks, barrels, cans or bottles for consumption off the manufacturer’s premises. Read More
House Bill 401 provides for wholesale and retail sales of pub breweries. Read More
S.B. 157 provides for happy hours in the Commonwealth. Read More
Senate Bill 478 seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers. Read More
S.B. 1860 seeks to increase the excise tax on all alcohol, with the beer rate proposed at $10.73/barrel (current rate is $3.30/barrel). Read More
House Bill 2861 seeks to double the excise tax on alcoholic beverages. Read More
House Bill 304 would require all licensees for alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to list the alcohol by volume for each beer selection on their menu. 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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