Caught this in the Southern today. The change to the liquor laws allowing wine tastings at farmer's markets and microbreweries and distilleries to sell their product without having to have a certain percentage of food sales makes sense. Any wine tastings at farmer's markets would have to abide by the same regulations as tastings conducted on the winery's own premises so I assume they would check IDs before allowing samples.
Eliminating the food requirement from microbreweries and distilleries also makes sense as the current requirement for a class A license requires them to shift focus to food preparation, not their area of specialization. None of the other classes of liquor licenses fit microbrewers and distillers, which sell both by the drink and by the package. Rewiting the Class H license to include them makes sense and would allow the city to encourage the development of a fast growing segment of the industry. We already have a number of top drawer wineries in the area, let's encourage some high quality microbrewers as well.
Eliminating the food requirement from microbreweries and distilleries also makes sense as the current requirement for a class A license requires them to shift focus to food preparation, not their area of specialization. None of the other classes of liquor licenses fit microbrewers and distillers, which sell both by the drink and by the package. Rewiting the Class H license to include them makes sense and would allow the city to encourage the development of a fast growing segment of the industry. We already have a number of top drawer wineries in the area, let's encourage some high quality microbrewers as well.
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