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Texas 2015 Beer/Brewery Legislation
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:46 am
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:46 am
with our 2015 session underway, there will be several bills introduced regarding beer/brewing/distribution.
The first filed was by Representative Senfronia Thompson of Houston, HB 3389, which would decrease the amount of beer that would decrease the amount of beer a brewery may self-distribute from 40,000 to 5,000 barrels. Fortunately, there is no interest from anyone to push this bill forward and it appears to be dead in the water.
a bill has been filed, H.B. No. 2546, relating to the location of home-produced wine, ale, malt liquor or beer competitions.
Today there is a committee hearing on SB 1386, which would allow for purchase of beer directly from breweries for off-site consumption. Unfortunately, legislation is nothing if not compromise, so rather than you and I having the freedom to purchase whatever we like, and the business having the freedom to sell it's product how it likes, this bill allows limits individuals to purchasing no more than 576 fl.oz. per month – or 2 cases- at breweries.
As you can imagine, the distributors are strongly opposed to this bill.
The first filed was by Representative Senfronia Thompson of Houston, HB 3389, which would decrease the amount of beer that would decrease the amount of beer a brewery may self-distribute from 40,000 to 5,000 barrels. Fortunately, there is no interest from anyone to push this bill forward and it appears to be dead in the water.
a bill has been filed, H.B. No. 2546, relating to the location of home-produced wine, ale, malt liquor or beer competitions.
Today there is a committee hearing on SB 1386, which would allow for purchase of beer directly from breweries for off-site consumption. Unfortunately, legislation is nothing if not compromise, so rather than you and I having the freedom to purchase whatever we like, and the business having the freedom to sell it's product how it likes, this bill allows limits individuals to purchasing no more than 576 fl.oz. per month – or 2 cases- at breweries.
As you can imagine, the distributors are strongly opposed to this bill.
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Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:10 am to LoneStarTiger
regarding the "homebrew" bill...
the current law prohibits bars and breweries from accepting submissions, thereby not allowing these types of competitions and gatherings to be hosted at breweries/brewpubs. This bill would eliminate such wording from the law.
the current law prohibits bars and breweries from accepting submissions, thereby not allowing these types of competitions and gatherings to be hosted at breweries/brewpubs. This bill would eliminate such wording from the law.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:12 am to LoneStarTiger
whom ever introduced that bill is an absolute joke or in the pocket of major Beer companies.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:17 am to chesty
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whom ever introduced that bill is an absolute joke or in the pocket of major Beer companies.
you tell me
LINK
quote:
Top Contributors
Name Total Amount # Contributions
USAA Employee PAC $42,790 14
TREE PAC/TX ASSN OF REALTORS $35,000 4
Bob Perry $35,000 5
Beer Alliance of Texas PAC $25,500 11
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:23 am to LoneStarTiger
and just for reference, the Beer Alliance of Texas PAC is one of two groups of distributors in the state.
here is some info from an article from the last session:
LINK
want to know why we still have a bullshite three-tier distribution system?
Top Beer Distributor Contributors(2009 through 2012)
Amount Contributor(Affiliation) City Top Recipient
$1,516,073 John/Barbara Nau (Silver Eagle Dist.) Houston Associated Republicans of TX
$1,049,242 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin Rick Perry
here is some info from an article from the last session:
LINK
quote:
A lcohol interests spent $9 million on Texas’ last two election cycles , with powerful beer distributors mov ing a stunning $7 million . Meanwhile big brewery interests led by Anheuser - Busch doled out $374,651. A hunt for microbrewer money turned up less than $18,000 . The top micro - contributor was Brock Wagner, who owns St. Arnold’s
— the biggest little brewery in Texas. Brock dispensed $5,700.
want to know why we still have a bullshite three-tier distribution system?
Top Beer Distributor Contributors(2009 through 2012)
Amount Contributor(Affiliation) City Top Recipient
$1,516,073 John/Barbara Nau (Silver Eagle Dist.) Houston Associated Republicans of TX
$1,049,242 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin Rick Perry
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:39 am to LoneStarTiger
jeez.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:34 am to chesty
quote:
or in the pocket of major Beer companies.
All politicians in Texas are in the pocket of somebody.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:34 am to LoneStarTiger
Time for laws to change. It may not happen this go round but eventually it will break
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:41 am to LoneStarTiger
Hey it could be worse, you could have GA's current laws!
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:43 am to Zappas Stache
quote:
All politicians everywhere are whores.
fixed
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:53 am to Zappas Stache
quote:
all politicians in texas are in someones pocket
all politicians who get elected and most who don't get elected are in someone's pocket.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 12:19 pm to Tiger Ryno
The sad thing is that relaxing those laws could be a real boon to the economy. Not just beer laws, but there are laws in all industries that protect the major players from competition and screw the consumers.
I would attribute a lot of this to the relative ease of starting a brewery and selling beer in the state of Oregon. Now some of the craft beer success came at the expense of BMC. I think most people would rather support a local brewery than BMC. Over 6600 people work in craft breweries in Oregon. Oregon has 29,000 people employed in the beer industry.
The impact of beer on Oregon's economy is significant. fricking politicians are criminal.
Oregon Craft Beer Facts – Updated 12/16/2014
• Oregon’s brewing companies employ 6600+ full and part-time employees-up 200+ jobs over 2012.
• There are currently 185 brewing companies, operating 226 brewing facilities in 71 cities in Oregon.
• Total economic impact from the beer industry is $2.83 billion for Oregon’s economy+employs 29,000 people
• Oregon’s brewers made 1.400 million barrels of beer in 2013 up 8% over 2012
• It’s estimated that 53% Percent of all draft beer consumed in Oregon is brewed in Oregon.
• There are currently 58 breweries in Portland, 84 in the Portland metro area, 23 in Bend and 31 in Central Oregon and soon to be 14 in Eugene.
• Portland currently has the most breweries of any city in the world.
• Hood River has 4 breweries in its city limits and 5 that have a Hood River address-that’s 1 per every 1458 people, if there’s another city in the world that has at least 4 breweries and more per capita – drop us a line and let us know.
• Portland continues to lead the US for % of dollars spent on craft beer with a 36.6% share for Q-4 2013 and for Q-1 w/e 03/30/2014-the Portland market recorded a 38.69% share per IRi Worldwide. Craft Beer has been the largest category for dollars spent on beer in Grocery Stores continuously in the Portland market since October, 2010.
I would attribute a lot of this to the relative ease of starting a brewery and selling beer in the state of Oregon. Now some of the craft beer success came at the expense of BMC. I think most people would rather support a local brewery than BMC. Over 6600 people work in craft breweries in Oregon. Oregon has 29,000 people employed in the beer industry.
The impact of beer on Oregon's economy is significant. fricking politicians are criminal.
Oregon Craft Beer Facts – Updated 12/16/2014
• Oregon’s brewing companies employ 6600+ full and part-time employees-up 200+ jobs over 2012.
• There are currently 185 brewing companies, operating 226 brewing facilities in 71 cities in Oregon.
• Total economic impact from the beer industry is $2.83 billion for Oregon’s economy+employs 29,000 people
• Oregon’s brewers made 1.400 million barrels of beer in 2013 up 8% over 2012
• It’s estimated that 53% Percent of all draft beer consumed in Oregon is brewed in Oregon.
• There are currently 58 breweries in Portland, 84 in the Portland metro area, 23 in Bend and 31 in Central Oregon and soon to be 14 in Eugene.
• Portland currently has the most breweries of any city in the world.
• Hood River has 4 breweries in its city limits and 5 that have a Hood River address-that’s 1 per every 1458 people, if there’s another city in the world that has at least 4 breweries and more per capita – drop us a line and let us know.
• Portland continues to lead the US for % of dollars spent on craft beer with a 36.6% share for Q-4 2013 and for Q-1 w/e 03/30/2014-the Portland market recorded a 38.69% share per IRi Worldwide. Craft Beer has been the largest category for dollars spent on beer in Grocery Stores continuously in the Portland market since October, 2010.
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 3/24/15 at 12:28 pm to Jax-Tiger
well comparing state economies with Texas and Oregon is is like apples and watermelons. but I agree with you the laws are favored to limit competition for the big players.
The craft beer piece is a blip on Texas's economy, but the laws should be changed for other reason.
The craft beer piece is a blip on Texas's economy, but the laws should be changed for other reason.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 12:49 pm to Tiger Ryno
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The craft beer piece is a blip on Texas's economy
Texas has 8 times the population and half the breweries that Oregon has. If Texas had twice the number of breweries that Oregon had (a reasonable number given they have 8 times the population), then they would have several hundred more breweries. The impact on the economy would still be a blip, but it would be a much more significant blip - maybe even two blips.
I guess I'm just pointing out that there is a reason beyond, "I want to drink more good beer.", although that's plenty good for me, pointing out economic impact is important when changing laws.
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 3/24/15 at 12:58 pm to Jax-Tiger
2.83 Billion is a huge "blip"
Posted on 3/24/15 at 2:17 pm to Jax-Tiger
quote:
If Texas had twice the number of breweries that Oregon had (a reasonable number given they have 8 times the population)
I think in 10 years we may rival oregon in number of breweries. But the per capita thing is always going to favor a small population such as oregon.....just like it favors louisiana in HS football players to the pros.
And Texas's population is way more diverse than oregons....which is 88% white and 87% hipster.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 2:19 pm to Zappas Stache
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which is 88% white and 87% hipster.
I always wondered what it was like to be part of the 1%...
Posted on 3/24/15 at 2:32 pm to LoneStarTiger
That is dumb as shite
Posted on 3/24/15 at 4:23 pm to Walt OReilly
An update on SB 1386, from Open The Taps:
quote:
SB 1386 Update
SB 1386, the bill that would allow consumers to buy directly from breweries for off-premise consumption, is currently delayed.
OTT members and friends:
As you may have seen on Twitter or Facebook, the planned-for-today Senate hearing for SB 1386 was postponed, and we need your help to get it back on track!
Just to recap: SB 1386 would allow consumers to purchase up to two cases of beer per month directly from breweries (think of special, limited releases or a six-pack after a tour, for example). You have consistently emphasized the importance of this as members of Open The Taps, and we strongly support this bill.
The postponement reportedly comes due to some distributors pressuring some members of the committee to make this issue into a big fight. As a result of these distributors' actions, the Business & Commerce Committee has decided to delay the initial hearing and discussion, most likely until next week.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 4:56 pm to Zappas Stache
preach. whose arse can I chew in the state senate over this? I'm feeling frisky
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