30 Sep
2003
30 Sep
'03
9:13 a.m.
When we first opened our store, we ran an ad about
free samples and were prontly visitied by a
representative of the liquor control board. They
re-iterated that the "home" in home brew is what makes
it OK. Anything outside the home is not permitted, at
least in this state. I have heard about homebrew
festivals in CA in which beer is served, but they may
have more relaxed regulations regarding this.
I do not expect that you would get thrown in jail for
attending, but I'm sure that the organizers might face
some penalties if the authorities get wind of it.
My $.02.
WH
WindRiver Brewing
--- Curt Stock <cstock(a)barr.com> wrote:
Beer is Great, but Jail is bad!
What are we thinking now?
-----Original Message-----
From: mba-bounce(a)thebarn.com
[mailto:mba-bounce@thebarn.com] On Behalf
Of Rick Oftel
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:58 PM
To: Mba(a)thebarn.com
Subject: Re: Beer is Great
Club members and friends. I was a little concerned
with the request
from the Beer is Great festival organizers and the
enthusiastic
agreement to participate from a few club members.
Although the laws may
have changed or been re-worded, I wanted to check
with a professional
and felt his opinions are worth sharing. As they
say, a word to the
wise is sufficient. No mentions about the non-wise.
Read on and make
your own decide.
Rick O
MHBA
Here is my original question to Dave:
Our clubs (St. Paul and MHBA) were asked to
participate at a beer
tasting event that will occur at the Saints stadium.
I was very
concerned when I heard they were asking us to pour
homebrew at their
"Beer is Good" event.
Could you please provide a few words of wisdom that
I could share
with the homebrew clubs regarding serving homebrew
amongst
commercial breweries.
Dave's response (with permission to reprint). I'm
not a lawyer, nor do
I play one on tv. Just off the top of my head:
1) Your brand is not registered in the state of
Minnesota, nor could it
be as you don't hold a Brewer's Notice.
2) The beer was produced in a location that is not
subject to Health
Code inspections.
3) My understanding of homebrewing laws are a
certain quantity of beer
can be produced for consumption at home. In the
strictest sense, this
prohibits you from even taking beer to a club
meeting.
4) You have no liquor liability insurance. You
could be sued by
someone that was intoxicated at the event, and
without insurance that
could spell disaster.
I'm shocked and a bit concerned that they requested
this of your clubs.
This event was thrown together in a month, and
everytime I hear
something new about it, I just shake my head.
David Berg
Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
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