HB151 Summary

• Authorizes manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of alcoholic beverages to enter into limited business or financial relationships that comply with federal law, allowing agreements such as retailer premise branding without financial support from manufacturers.

• Permits licensed manufacturers to dispense and sell at on-site tasting rooms alcoholic beverages manufactured in-state by other manufacturers under common ownership, with specified quantity limits for beer (1,984 ounces per customer per day) and liquor (4.5 liters per customer per day).

• Removes requirements that brewpubs be located in historical or economically distressed areas or operate a restaurant, increases annual production limit from 10,000 to 25,000 barrels, and allows small manufacturers to have financial interests in brewpubs.

• Establishes a $4 per liter tax on liquor sold directly at retail by manufacturers at licensed premises and imposes standard excise taxes on beer and wine sold at manufacturer tasting rooms.

• Authorizes alternating proprietorship arrangements between manufacturers and allows manufacturers to store alcoholic beverages from other manufacturers under common ownership on licensed premises.