A new bill in Texas would introduce a number of new regulations that increase the operation and distribution costs of large craft breweries in the state. House Bill 3287 has… Read More

After Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) signed on, he became the 51st member of the U.S. Senate to officially endorse the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S. 236), which… Read More

The always contentious Massachusetts beer industry remains locked in a battle over franchise laws but is a compromise on the way? Um, well, there are bills proposed, which is at… Read More

Remember that the battle with Big Beer is a global skirmish. Today, we turn again to Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB) and its fight against Heineken. The Greek brewer welcomed a… Read More

Utah is home to some great craft breweries, like Epic, Uinta and Wasatch to name a few, but its beer industry is probably most known for the regulations that don’t… Read More

This is apparently the hot new thing for wholesaler lobbying groups to pitch to their state governments: Cutting back on taproom and to-go beer, on-premise sales, in order to reroute… Read More

There was a last ditch effort by the craft brewers in Texas to appeal to Gov. Greg Abbott to veto the recently passed HB 3287 — the bill that will… Read More

N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo really seems to like craft beer. His latest approval is for new production licenses (applications being accepted now) to allow facilities producing craft beverages to provide… Read More

Your CBB editors took a few days off during the long weekend, but craft beer news never takes a rest, especially when it comes to legislative and regulatory battles both… Read More

Nebraska’s craft breweries have a nice common sense carve out for themselves in the state’s alcohol distribution laws. As currently written, there is an exemption that allows for craft breweries… Read More