From the Connecticut Brewers Guild: The Connecticut House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (140-5) in favor of pro-jobs, pro-craft beer bill (S.B. 647), which increases the amount of craft beer that a brewery can sell directly to a consumer for off-premise consumption from nine liters to nine gallons.
According to “Craft Breweries and Distilleries: Machinery and Automation Trends,” a new white paper by PMMI Business Intelligence, labels for new varieties of craft beer and craft spirits must be pre-approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TBB) before they are printed.
CARLE PLACE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Can deadly habits behind the wheel be changed by technology? That’s the aim behind a package of bills before Congress that could stop drunk drivers before they can even start a car, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Thursday.
DeKALB – Distillers, brewers and retailers say they foresee a higher burden on consumers, and at least one business owner said he would experience buyer’s remorse should a proposed liquor tax hike come to Illinois.
Last week, the Nevada Senate unanimously passed AB316, a bill sponsored by Assem. Jill Tolles of Reno. If Governor Sisolak signs it into law, it would enact the Nevada 24/7 Sobriety and Drug Monitoring Program Act.
The leash on craft breweries in New Jersey is not as short as first proposed late last year. More than six months after suspending a ruling that, among other things...the state's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced changes on Tuesday that are far more palatable to the craft-brew industry.
Texas likes to boast about its free market attitudes, except when it comes to one topic: liquor. State lawmakers last week sent a bill to Gov. Greg Abbott that changes some loopholes concerning liquor store ownership that favored blood connections. But a big exclusion remains.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A northwestern New Mexico city is examining if it can ban the sale of miniature liquor bottles littering the grounds across town.
Local craft beer could soon be more expensive in Illinois under the governor’s proposal to increase alcohol taxes to help pay for infrastructure projects.
LINCOLN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Going out for a drink could cost you more if Governor JB Pritzker’s plan to hike taxes happens, raising the per-gallon tax on beer and cider to 27.7 cents, wine to $2.05 and distilled liquor to $12.60, which would be the third highest tax in the nation.