HB86 Alabama 2011 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Alcoholic beverages, brewpubs, sale of beer manufactured or brewed by the brewpub in original, unopened keg or barrel containers to certain licensed wholesalers, authorized, distribution and resale by licensed wholesalers to retail licensees, authorized, purchase of beer brewed by other manufacturers in original, unopened containers from any licensed wholesaler for resale of the beer by the brewpub for consumption on its premises, authorized, Secs. 28-4A-2, 28-4A-3, 28-4A-4 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a brewpub is any premises upon which beer is manufactured or brewed for consumption on the premises.

This bill would provide for the sale of the beer to any designated wholesaler licensee for resale to retail licensees.

Existing law does not allow the sale of beer manufactured or brewed by the brewpub in original, unopened keg or barrel containers to any licensed wholesaler designated by the brewpub licensee.

This bill would allow such sales.

Also, existing law does not allow the purchase of draft or keg beer, brewed by other manufacturers in original unopened containers from any licensed wholesaler, and for the brewpub to resell the beer for consumption on its premises.

This bill would allow such purchases.

To amend Sections 28-4A-2, 28-4A-3, and 28-4A-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Brewpub Act; to permit the sale of beer manufactured or brewed by the brewpub in original, unopened keg or barrel containers to any licensed wholesaler designated by the brewpub licensee; to permit the distribution and resale by the licensed wholesaler to retail licensees; to allow the purchase of beer, including draft or keg beer, brewed by other manufacturers in original unopened containers from any licensed wholesaler for resale of the beer by the brewpub for consumption on its premises; and to remove certain limitations on brewpub operations.

Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages