OUR MISSION
We are a collection of Independently Owned Florida Craft Breweries pushing to change the antiquated beer laws in Florida. As Business Owners, we deserve the option of SELF-DISTRIBUTION. Self-distribution allows breweries to sell their beer directly to retailers without being bound to share our profits with a middle-man (Distributor) and it already exists in over 30 states! The existing laws are biased in favor of the Distributors and protects their profits, while simultaneously making it harder for start-up or smaller breweries to survive financially. The current laws concerning beer sales in Florida:
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LIMIT CONSUMER CHOICE
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PREVENT A FAIR DISPERSION OF CAPITAL FOR FLORIDA BREWERIES
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STIFLES FREE MARKET COMMERCE
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UNFAIRLY ENRICHES THIRD PARTIES WHO DON'T BREW BEER
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UNFAIRLY PREVENTS SMALL BREWERIES FROM GETTING THEIR BEER TO BARS, RESTAURANTS AND RETAILERS BY ALLOWING DISTRIBUTORS TO CHOOSE WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE INDUSTRY
YOU CAN HELP SAVE FLORIDA CRAFT BREWERIES!
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SCROLL DOWN TO SEE WHICH STATES TREAT BREWERIES FAIRLY BY ALLOWING THEM TO SELF-DISTRIBUTE BEER
*SB1792 and HB 1443 WERE PRESENTED BY THE FLORIDA BREWER'S GUILD TO THE FL. LEGISLATURE IN TALLAHASSEE, HOWEVER THESE DID NOT GET TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. PLEASE SEND LEGISLATORS A LETTER LETTING THEM KNOW YOU SUPPORT CRAFT BEER AND THEY SHOULD TOO!
STATES THAT ALREADY HAVE SELF- DISTRIBUTION
(Courtesy craftbrewingbusiness.com)
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Alaska (unlimited)
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Arkansas (brewers producing up to 60,000 bbls annually)
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Arizona (up to 3,000 bbl under 20,000 bbl production cap; unlimited to same-ownership outlets)
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California (No restrictions on production size or on-premise [brewpubs])
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Colorado (up to 300,000 gallons per calendar year.)
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Connecticut
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Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois (A craft brewer licensee, set at less than 465,000 gallons of beer annually, may self-distribute up to 232,500 gallons per year.)
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Indiana (only brewers producing up to 30,000 bbls annually)
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Iowa
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Maine
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Massachusetts
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Minnesota (only brewers producing up to 25,000 bbls annually)
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Montana (a brewer producing up to 60,000 bbls of beer annually).
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New Hampshire (brewers producing less than 15,000 bbls can sell up to 5,000 bbls. For brewpubs it is 2,500 bbls).
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New Jersey (brewers producing up to 300,000 bbls annually)
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New Mexico
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New York (distributors permit allows for self distribution up to a capacity of 60,000 bbl. annually. For a brew pub the distribution limit is 3,000 bbl. per year.
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North Carolina (a brewery producing less than 25,000 bbls)
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon (Brewery licensees can self distribute with no volume restriction. Brewpubs can self distribute if their production is less than 1,000 bbls.)
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
License to self-distribute: Yes -
Tennessee
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Texas (Brewers producing less than 75,000 bbls of beer per year.)
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Utah (less than 60,000 bbls)
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Virginia (a brewery can form a separate distribution company as a distinct legal entity)
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Vermont
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Washington (less than 60,000 bbls)
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Wisconsin
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West Virginia
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Wyoming
You'll notice
FLORIDA IS NOT
ON THE LIST!
