Still Trill: Trillium Comes to DC, With a Catch
Early in the pandemic, both the District of Columbia and Maryland saw an increase in the number of breweries shipping to (and in the case...
Laws
I’m Just a Bill: The 2021 DMV Brewery Legislative Round-Up, Part 2, Maryland and Virginia
by Greg Parnas
At the start of 2020, the outlook for local breweries was generally very bright. The Maryland and Virginia brewers’ guilds had significant legislative victories in 2019. The...
I’m Just a Bill: The 2021 DMV Brewery Legislative Round-Up, Part 1, DC Brewers’ Guild
by Greg Parnas
At the start of 2020, the outlook for local breweries was generally very bright. The Maryland and Virginia brewers’ guilds had significant legislative victories in...
The Czech’s in the Mail: Breweries Begin Shipping Direct to DC and VA
by Jacob Berg
Puns! Late last year, New Belgium began a pilot program that would inadvertently become a business model thanks to the spread of COVID-19. The brewery...
2019 Legislative Roundup
by Greg Parnas
In our 2019 Legislative Roundup, DC Beer sat down with Paul Dean of the DCBG and Kevin Atticks of BAM to discuss their 2019 wins...
CBMTRA Part Deux: The Excising
by Greg Parnas
The excise tax reductions in the CBMTRA are due to expire at the end of this year, so the Brewers Association is working to renew...
Maryland Breweries Achieve Major Reforms
by Greg Parnas
In a win for the Brewers Association, Maryland breweries producing under 20,000 barrels per year will not be subject to Maryland’s franchise law....
DC Legislative Happenings: Taprooms and Crowlers Edition
by Jacob Berg
At present, District of Columbia law allows for out of state breweries to open up taprooms in the city–most recently Voodoo Brewing out of Pennsylvania...