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Bill Aims To Raise Small Brewery Limits

Glasses of craft beer. SEAN BUETER/WFDD

A bill easing beer production restrictions is in its early stages in the North Carolina Legislature. 

If Senate Bill 313 becomes law, craft brewers could potentially fill over four times as many barrels of beer than they can now.

The bill, filed Thursday, would raise the production cap for small breweries from 25,000 barrels to over 100,000 barrels per year. Under current law, if a craft brewery wanted to sell more, they had to partner with a larger distributor.

Forsyth County Republican Sen. Joyce Krawiec is one of the primary sponsors of the bill. She told the Winston-Salem Journal that the current restrictions are “antiquated and rooted in the Prohibition era.”

A similar measure is expected to be introduced in the House later this month, making it a total of three pro-craft brewing laws that have been put forward in this session alone.

 

Eddie Garcia is WFDD’s News Director. He is responsible for planning coverage, editing stories, and leading an award-winning news team as it serves the station’s 32-county listening area. He joined WFDD as an audio production intern in 2007 and went on to hold various roles, including producer, Triad Arts Weekend co-host, reporter, and managing editor. When he’s not working, Eddie enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, and watching films.

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