HB354 Summary

• Permits persons 21 years or older to produce beer, mead, cider, and table wine at their legal residence for personal use without paying taxes or obtaining a license, with a maximum of 15 gallons per quarter per household.

• Prohibits home-produced beverages from being sold or removed from the residence, except up to 10 gallons aggregate may be transported to licensed homebrew competitions and judgings.

• Bars convicted felons in any jurisdiction from home brewing these beverages and makes it unlawful for persons under 21 to purchase, consume, possess, or transport home-produced beverages or related equipment.

• Prohibits home brewing in dry municipalities and dry counties (except in wet municipalities within dry counties), and explicitly forbids production of distilled liquors.

• Establishes violations as Class B misdemeanors and amends Alabama Code Section 28-3-1 to add definitions for mead (fermented honey and water beverage, maximum 18% alcohol) and cider (fermented apple juice, maximum 8.5% alcohol).