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An Oregon bill to increase the state excise tax on beer, cider and wine by nearly 3,000% has been proposed. House Bill 3296 would increase the tax on beer from the current $2.60 a barrel to $72.60 per barrel.
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Grupo Modelo, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev has filed a lawsuit against Constellation Brands claiming that Constellation’s use of Corona Seltzer has breached their deal on the use of the Corona brand name by applying it to a product other than beer.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued stronger worker safety guidance to help employers and workers implement a COVID-19 protection program and better identify risks which could lead to exposure and contraction, according to a statement from the Brewers Association.
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A bill in Kentucky would allow limited self-distribution for brewers in the state to sell up to 2,500 barrels of beer directly to licensed retailers. Currently in the state, all beer must be sold to a distributor.
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The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), has a better chance of passage with the new Senate and President Biden in place. The MORE Act passed the House last year but was hung up in the Senate and had no chance of being signed into law with the previous administration.
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A legislative bill introduced earlier this month in New York state would allow homebrew shops to sell beer for off-site consumption.
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The state of Kentucky has enacted a direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping law for beer, wine, and spirits, allowing alcohol manufacturers to ship beer to consumers doors in the state.
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Hard seltzers are prompting some states to reevaluate where the product “fits in” to the regulatory structure given that seltzers are neither malt based or fruit based. Recently, Oregon issued clarification pertaining to the classification of hard seltzers in the state. The guidance impacts the majority of hard seltzers in the market, most notably on excise tax and licensing needed to produce or sell hard seltzers in the state.
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After a 10-year effort to pass franchise reform in Massachusetts, Senate Bill 2841 has been signed into law by Mass. Governor Charlie Baker.
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As the pandemic forces brewers to innovate to stay afloat, a growing trend among craft brewers is to utilize alcohol in ice cream and freezer pops, which can be sold in the retail freezer or direct to consumer at the brewery. As this practice gains popularity, more states are approving the manufacture and sale of these items.
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After a 10-year effort to pass franchise reform in Massachusetts, the Mass Brewers Guild and the Massachusetts Wholesalers Association have finally forged a compromise. Senate Bill 2841 was passed by Massachusetts lawmakers in a final vote yesterday.
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After days of drama on Capitol Hill, the year-end legislative package that includes the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) was signed into law making the existing federal excise tax rates for small and independent breweries permanent.
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A bill proposed in Delaware would allow the states breweries to own up to five brewpubs in the state.
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The U. S. Congress has passed legislative making the existing federal excise tax rates for small and independent breweries permanent, according to a release from the Brewers Association.
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Most states allow direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping of wine, but not for beer. Check Kentucky off the list. The state of Kentucky now allows out-of-state breweries to ship beer directly to consumers.
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Over the summer, the Oregon Health Authority had proposed a tax increase on beer, wine and cider to help close a $718 budget gap. The proposal has since been pulled from the budget proposal by Oregon governor Kate Brown. The proposed alcohol tax would have been the first in the state in about 40 years.
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A group of 57 senators sent a letter to Senate leadership yesterday asking them to pass the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA, S.362/H.R. 1175).
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The Brewers Association, state brewers guilds, and other beverage alcohol trade associations are joining together today for a national Day of Action to urge Congress to pass the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) and make the current federal excise tax rates permanent.
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As part of TTB’s effort to provide on-demand educational information, the federal agency is offering a new video series for the alcohol beverage industry that explains the history leading up to the trade practice rules, defines the related terms, and walks through the four prohibited trade practices.
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Brewers Association (BA) Safety Ambassador Matt Stinchfield conducted a virtual training session with over fifty Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspectors and OSHA consultant personnel from Region I (New England) OSHA. Similar to the training Stinchfield conducted with the Denver and Englewood, Colorado offices, OSHA Region VIII, in April 2019 held at Sleeping Giant Brewing Company in Denver, this training is part of the continuing communication between the Brewers Association, OSHA regional offices, and state brewers guilds.
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The Brewers Association announced today the five candidates elected to the Brewers Association Board of Directors. They are;
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Although Washington state faces a $4.2 billion deficit through 2023 due to the pandemic’s hit on the economy, there’s no indication a beer tax is being considered for the 2021 legislative session. But that didn’t stop the Washington alcohol beverage industry from going on the offensive.
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Dutch brewer Heineken has been hit with a $2.58 million fine for forcing its pub tenants to stock “unreasonable levels” of its beers.
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The Oregon Health Authority is proposing a tax increase on beer, wine and cider that would generate $293 million in new revenue during the 2021-23 biennium. The hike would translate to an additional tax of 7 cents per 12-ounce serving of beer or cider and about 23 cents on a five-ounce serving of wine. The current tax is 0.8 cents for 12 ounces of beer or cider and 2.5 cents for five ounces of wine.
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In response to changes to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, the TTB has updated their policy on gluten content statements on labels and in advertisements for wines, distilled spirits, and beer.
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It’s yet another example of how delicate naming a beer can be. Scottish and US brewer Brewdog has may need to stop using the name of one of their best-selling beers, a grapefruit and blood orange IPA called ‘Elvis Juice’ after losing a trademark appeal against Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that manages the estate of the late singer.
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Do you know all the ins and outs of applying for federal label approval? If not, the TTB is offering a free COLAs Online Workshop on September 29, at 1 p.m. ET, to learn how to register for and use TTB’s online alcohol label approval system. For more details and registering, go here.
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When the TTB has a reminder, it’s a good idea to listen. In their latest newsletter, the TTB reminds brewers that regulations do not require a brewer to obtain a certificate of label approval, or COLA, for a domestically bottled malt beverage that will be sold exclusively in the state in which it was bottled, but the formula approval requirements do apply regardless of whether the beer will be sold in intrastate or interstate commerce. This means that a beer sold only at a taxpaid “tasting room” affiliated with your brewery may be subject to TTB formula approval.
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Leaders in the beverage alcohol sector are urging industry advocates across the nation to participate in a national Day of Action today by contacting their members of Congress to urge passage of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, S.362/H.R. 1175 (CBMTRA).
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have providing a checklist for FDA-regulated food operations such as breweries, wineries and distillers to use when assessing operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when re-starting operations after a shut down or when reassessing operations because of changes due to the COVID-19 public health emergency caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2.
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