Here’s a main reason the TTB returns label applications
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau seems just as tired of the hassle of its processes as you are and keeps on providing helpful reminders for providers to… Read More
Oof: Pennsylvania is trying to tack 6 percent sales tax onto brewery sales
Beer sales broadly have trended down while craft beer growth has continued, a big part of which is on-premise sales. It’s been a great buying local trend and small business… Read More
Here’s the most common alcohol beverage label error according to the TTB
According to the latest Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau bulletin, one of the most common problems that triggers a COLA application being sent back for correction is “errors… Read More
Illinois updates outdated restrictions on craft brewery on-premise sales, expansion
As a general rule, any alcohol regulations that were originally devised in the Great Depression/temperance era should probably be looked at with fresh eyes in 2018. This happened in Illinois… Read More
Watch this handy video to understand TTB’s new Permits Online portal, process
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau debuted its new Permits Online portal, and it’s looking a little less cumbersome. Take four minutes of your time and watch this… Read More
A plan comes together: After a petition, zoning changes, Connecticut is getting a waterfront brewery
After a petition with 1,500 signatures and a unanimous, hard-fought vote of approval from the local zoning board, Jacksonville, Fla.-based brewery Engine 15 is about to open its third location… Read More
Here’s a South Carolina initiative to get farm breweries categorized more like wineries
UPDATE: This post originally stated that this was a South Carolina Brewers Guild initiative, but it is not. At the moment this is positioned as a pro-agricultural bill. A movement… Read More
Did you know breweries can now transfer beer to each other without being taxed? Here’s the TTB guidance
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 signed in December 2017 made a bunch of changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), one of which was a… Read More
Subsidiary of Boston Beer Co. fined $1 million for sales of unregistered beer and malt beverage
Maybe it’s not just the new, small breweries that need a reminder about following labeling regulations. The American Craft Brewery, a subsidiary of Boston Beer Co., is settling charges from… Read More
Reminder to get your wild ingredients, like hemp, approved by the TTB
Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association, during a press conference at the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville, emphasized this as an area of improvement for some of the industry’s… Read More