Restrictive Craft Beer Laws May Put Small Breweries Out Of Business

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In Minnesota, breweries can sell growlers from their taprooms -- but old laws and political posturing keeps them from selling the equivalent volume in cans.

, in Walker, Minnesota, has also been negatively impacted by the current laws.

As of May 5th, 2020, a bill to provide temporary off-sale rights of cans to craft breweries was introduced to the Minnesota House of Representatives by Representative Liz Olson and Representative Sydney Jordan. If it passes, the bill would temporarily give breweries the right to sell one four or six pack per customer.... [+]Photo Taken From Minnesota Legislature Website

Asked whether or not the Teamsters are politically active, and whether or not that activism might have influence over legislation, Reynoso said, “Of course. But to anyone who says that we buy politicians, I’d say, ‘Come on.’ In the State of Minnesota, the max campaign contribution per person is $1,000 per candidate. A campaign costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. A thousand dollars isn’t the reason they support us. They support us because we have common goals.

One brewer, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisal, said that he was “warned” by a friend at a local wholesaler not to speak too loudly in favor of breweries getting the ability to sell four and six packs to-go, because closed door conversations between the wholesaler and a local liquor store made it known that the liquor store would not order from any breweries that spoke out against the laws.

 

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