Georgia’s small but growing number of craft brewers already welcome thousands of visitors to their breweries each year for tours and small, hand-drawn “samples” of their beer — given away for free after purchase of a souvenir glass.
But what if you could sit in a tasting room and order a full pint? Or buy your favorite brew in a six-pack “to go” over the counter?
The state has banned such transactions since Prohibition. A number of craft brewers say it’s now time to uncap the bottle.
It’s the latest in a continuing ground war between local brewers and the powerful network of beer wholesalers, with the next battle headed to the state Legislature when the session starts Jan. 12.
Social media and crowd-sourcing campaigns have already begun, with supporters looking no farther than South Carolina — which just this year significantly loosened its restrictions on similar sales by its own craft breweries.
via Beer fight brewing at the Georgia Legislature | www.myajc.com.
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