Packaging Changes Proposed in MN
Senate Bill 50 modifies off-sale packaging requirements for certain small brewers. Read More
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Senate Bill 50 modifies off-sale packaging requirements for certain small brewers. Read More
S.B. 4074 seeks to expand the ability of breweries to engage in off-sales and adds exclusive liquor stores to those allowed to refill growlers. Read More
House Bill 3758 would raise the small brewer production threshold for the ability to sell growlers from 20,000 to 40,000 barrels. Read More
House Bill 1802 removes a licensing condition for off-premise sales that prohibits a brewer that produces more than 20,000 barrels of its own brands annually from obtaining said license. Read More
House Bill 1799 expands the allowable container sizes for purposes of brewer off-sales. Read More
H.B. 1800 seeks to allow brewer taprooms to offer limited sale of collaboration malt liquor. Read More
Signed by the Governor, House Bill 3972 allows for the tasting of malt liquor that is brewed by a customer or employee at a brew on premises store if the malt liquor is not sold or offered for sale. Read More
House Bill 2696 would allow brewer license holders to also have an ownership interest in a business with an on-sale license. Read More
House Bill 1078 and Senate Bill 1279 seek to raise the barrelage production cap on breweries able to engage in sales of growlers and other types of vessels from 20,000 to 250,000 barrels. Additionally, the bill would lift the …Read More
H.B. 2482 would expand packaging of malt liquor for off-sale by a brew pub or small brewer. 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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