Very excited about this brewery’s future!
The title of the article is a bit of a misnomer: It should be made clear that Georgia breweries are prohibited from selling beer directly to a consumer, even with the new laws. They can sell tours and give away free beer. They want to be able to sell beer to directly to consumers who visit their facilities (and they should be allowed to do so), but they will fight that battle again at the legislature.
Macon Beer starts selling its brew at its place | Food | Macon.com.
“The new law was one of several passed by the [New Mexico] Legislature this year benefiting craft beer makers, a signal of the state’s acceptance of the booming industry as an economic driver.”
Georgia should take a cue from New Mexico in this regard.
New Mexico brewers, winemakers toast new law | News | taosnews.com.
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There is a misconception, here, folks – that is, neither SweetWater nor Three Taverns will actually own and operate a restaurant/bar. Instead, a separate restaurateur, who owns and operates the restaurant, and the brewery enter into a licensing agreement whereby the brewery licenses the use of its trademarks to the restaurant. Because of tied-house prohibitions, breweries are prohibited from having an ownership interest in a licensee operating on the retail tier, such as a restaurant.
Nevertheless, to the general public, it will appear as if the brewery owns and operates the restaurant.
Three Taverns Replaces SweetWater Inside Hartsfield-Jackson – Eater Atlanta.
Even New York is talking about Georgia breweries….Georgia law allows craft breweries to sell beer to customers – NY Daily News.
Georgia Craft Beer Lawyer 