Guest AuthorApril 4, 2019
6min1332
Some players are willing to do and say just about anything to stall progress.
Tag: craft brewers
Guest AuthorApril 4, 2019
Jim RosicaMarch 4, 2019
6min552
Distillers want more freedom; distributors, retailers are leery.
Jim RosicaJanuary 4, 2016
2min370
New legislation affecting bulk users of beer kegs was filed at the behest of the state’s theme parks, according to one of Tallahassee’s top beer lobbyists. The bill (HB 1079) was filed Monday by state Rep. Ray Rodrigues, an Estero Republican. Under the measure, instead of charging certain customers a deposit on each individual keg bought, […]
Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2015
7min203
Let me start by saying I am a huge craft beer fan. I love craft beer. I love the very idea of craft beer. I love the taste, the smell and, heck, I even love the interesting artwork on the bottles. I especially love the pick-yourself-up-by-the bootstraps grit of the craft beer business folks. But […]
Ryan RayJanuary 22, 2015
4min174
It was a boozy afternoon in Wednesday’s House Business & Professions Subcommittee meeting, led by Apalachicola Republican state Rep. Halsey Beshears and a cavalcade of stakeholders offering public testimony about the current state of affairs within Florida’s alcohol rules and regulations regime. The two hottest issues were by far and away proposed changes regarding 64-ounce […]
Guest AuthorApril 28, 20146min236
Senate Bill 1714 has come under heavy scrutiny from the media, public and most ardently, craft brewers. Today, I want to set the record straight, as there is a small, but vocal faction of the beer industry that has clouded this issue by promulgating misinformation. First, I want to establish that I am, and always […]