HB86 Alabama 2011 Session

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.