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Passing the Senate, S.B. 326 would increase the amount of beer that could be manufactured with a microbrewery license, allowing production of between 100 and 60,000 barrels of domestic beer in a calendar year for each microbrewery license issued in …Read More
Signed into law by the Governor, H.B. 2223, among other provisions, bans the sale of powdered alcohol.Read More
S.B. 277 would provide definitions for “hard cider” and “mead” and would allow a microbrewery to manufacture and store up to 100,000 gallons of hard cider or mead during a calendar year.Read More
House Bill 2306 seeks to raise the liquor enforcement tax on the gross receipts of alcoholic beverages to 12 percent (from 8 percent).Read More
Amended in committee, House Bill 2200 expands the retail abilities of convenience stores, grocery stores and liquor stores with respect to beer, wine and spirits.Read More
H.B. 2189 would increase the maximum numbers of barrels of domestic beer that a holder of a microbrewery license is authorized to manufacture and store during a license year from 30,000 to 60,000 barrels. A licensee would also be allowed …Read More
House Bill 2332 authorizes microbreweries to manufacture and sell hard cider and mead.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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