News Measure to Expand Growler Privileges in Minnesota is Blocked

A legislative bill in Minnesota to allow larger breweries to sell growlers has died.

Currently in the state, any brewery that produces more than 20,000 barrels of beer in a year is prohibited from selling growlers or other to-go containers.

Distributors and retailers have previously lobbied against efforts to raise or remove the growler cap, arguing that a change would benefit big producers at the expense of small restaurants, bars, liquor stores and wholesalers.

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