25 Apr
2003
25 Apr
'03
8:46 a.m.
Well, I believe the brewpub section was removed from the bill. HF719 is
also the Liquor Omnibus bill. If the house passed their version of the
bill yesterday, and the senate passes their version of the bill (which
includes the brewpub section) we're going to wind up in conference
committee. Assuming we hammer out the differences and everything passes,
it goes to the Governor to sign. I believe liquor laws usually take
effect on Aug 1, but I may be mistaken.
On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:56:14 -0400 "Crist, Jonathan" <cristj(a)bsci.com>
writes:
David Berg
Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
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According to the recorded roll call for the house HF719 (our brewpub
bill)
passed the house yesterday 112 yeas to 18 nays
HEY DAVE BERG - what is next? If both house and senate have passed
their
bills, does it cycle around again as a blend of the two bills, or
does it go
to the governor to sign?
Jonathan
http://ww3.house.leg.state.mn.us/bills/billnum.asp?Billnumber=sf143&ls_…
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From: Don R Osborn[SMTP:popice@juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 9:55 AM
To: mcbg(a)mncraftbrew.org; mba(a)thebarn.com
Subject: SF 143 -help tracking down districts
I found this help for tracking down which district you are
in (if
you are like me and didn't know). It also
provides email address
for
your representatives and senators:
http://maps.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/website/districts/
More on the bill:
ar=83&session_year=2003&session_number=0&year=2003&submit=Search
and here is what I blathered on about in the emails I sent (see
below).
good luck to this bill,
Don
Alice,
I don't know much about where this bill is, when it would
become
an act, or when you would see it. But I wanted
to take a minute
to say
that I have been waiting for legislation like
this to pass for a
number
of years now.
I'm a beer advocate. I love finely crafted, locally made
beer.
When I travel around the country I always check
out the locally
made beer
that I can not get back in MN. There are many
people who do the
same
thing when coming to MN and we are thought to
have a fairly
respectable
brewing community. However, the inability of our
brewpubs to be
able to
sell beer to be carried offsite I feel has always
been a black
mark
against us.
Many of the states I travel to allow their brewpubs to
sell
growlers and even bottle their beer. That beer
can then travel and
be
brought to a friend who would otherwise not be
able to try that
beer.
That friend then has a higher opinion of the St.
Paul/Mpls
community just
based on the kind of beer they produce, and might
eventually stop
by and
put some $ into our economy. It's a
romantic tale I suppose, but
I have
warm fuzzy feelings about Salt Lake City, Utah as
well as Portland
and
Bend, Oregon for some of these same reasons. And
as far as local
$ being
spent, if I am at a local brewpub and they have a
great seasonal
ale on
tap, I would be inclined to buy a growler of it
to take home and
enjoy
over the next couple days. This is not legally
allowed as of
yet.
At any rate, if this bill or act ever
crosses your desk
or
requires your vote, please support it.
thank you,
Don Osborn
district 66b, Midway
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