Craft beer acquisitions by Big Beer conglomerates cause bad feelings, both with die hard fans and fellow craft … Read More
PLF to Alabama Beverage Control Board: ‘Not since Prohibition has buying beer been considered so vile’
As we reported back in August, Alabama is attempting to place huge restrictions on its craft beer industry after at … Read More
Rezoning clears the way for new craft brewery in Georgia
Say it with me now: Everybody wins when states allow craft breweries to startup, grow and expand. Georgia is just now … Read More
City of Radford wants to rezone, jump on Virginia’s craft beer bandwagon
The state of Virginia became the new hot spot for craft breweries on the East Coast basically by wanting to become the … Read More
Regulators help Texas craft brewers, so guess who wins? Consumers
Last week we celebrated with Texas craft brewers after Judge Karin Crump came down in their favor against SB 639. This … Read More
Economic impact of beer distribution further proves importance of an independent third-tier
The craft beer industry and the beer distribution industry can find themselves on opposite ends of the political … Read More
What your growing brewery needs to know about securities laws
Breweries in startup or growth mode, like other growing or emerging companies, have a lot to worry about. From entity … Read More
Judge throws out Texas law that banned brewers from selling distribution rights
Amid a series of positive craft beer industry legislation passed in Texas in 2013, there was a seedy poison pill law … Read More
Oklahoma craft brewers nearly get screwed out of on-premise sales at last second by alcohol commission
UPDATE: Pretty much as we posted this we learned that the Oklahoma Attorney General approved of the original reading. … Read More
Branchline Brewing switches to brewpub license to sell on-premise take-home beers
Texas doesn't have the most restrictive brewery rules but maybe the most arbitrary. Specifically, the rules concerning … Read More