I posted previously about NJ Senate Bill S-641, which unanimously cleared New Jersey’s Senate Law and Public Safety Committee back in March.  This bill is now up for approval in the NJ Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.  The vote is currently scheduled for Monday, June 18.

The bill will give all craft brewers in the state more flexibility in how, when and where they sell and promote their beer, specifically allowing:

• One company to open more than two brewpubs
• Production breweries to sell beer for on- and off-premise consumption
• Breweries and brewpubs to conduct informational tastings off-premise
• Brewpubs to distribute beer through the wholesale network

Please contact the members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee by Friday, June 15, to let them know that you support the legislation as a craft beer consumer and ask them to VOTE YES on the bill.  More details are available on the Garden State Craft Brewers Guild website.