Stole this off of Freetail's FB page...think we all know about the frustrations we have with our silly beer laws in Texas. Hopefully this new package of bills will chip away at some of the antiquated laws the TABC levies upon us. Fingers crossed.... http://blog.chron.com/beertx/2013/02/breaking-news-new-bills-would-help-texas-brewers-brewpubs/
So no brewery sales for off site consumption. And I can see why they left it off this year. Gotta take baby steps to get some change to start. Seems like the last bills that got shot down were more progressive and they decided to scale back and strive for a small victory. Any change is good change in my book.
On site consumption at production breweries sounds like a good start. Jester King seems to have figured out off-site consumption by having a separate business to start like... 200 feet from their door and partnering with them with self distribution. Baby steps. Anyone know how many barrels St Arnold makes annually?
Here is another bill breakdown from the Freetail Blog: http://blog.freetailbrewing.com/2013/02/12/2013-tx-craft-beer-bills-introduced/
I want to hear more about out-of-state brewers no longer being "discriminated against" RE: self distribution. What exactly does THAT mean?
According to Wikipedia, 30000 barrels in 2010. When I went on a tour this past winter, I'm pretty sure he said they were up to 46,000 barrels (this may include the barrels done for BJs brewhouse)
"When Brock Wagner opened the first craft brewery in Texas, he set a goal of producing 50,000 barrels a beer per year. He passed 49,000 barrels in 2012 and shows no sign of slowing down. The founder-brewer of Saint Arnold Brewing Company joins Andrew Schneider on this week’s installment of the Bauer Business Focus." http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1360251931-Bauer-Business-Focus-Brock-Wagner.html
515 is a game changer. 12,500 barrels is a lot. Not many are above that. New breweries could choose the brewpub route and have the best of both worlds. Existing breweries could change their license.
Hey guys... new legislation to MURDER craft brewers (courtesy your friends at Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas) http://www.houstonchronicle.com/bus...er-sale-bill-4291990.php?t=1813b8ec8597c6371e Well, not murder... but to: 1.) Take away brewers rights to sell exclusive distribution rights and 2.) Fix prices throughout the state
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Guys, we're citizens and one right we have is to reach out to our Congressmen. Do it.
