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Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

After years of advocacy, the ban on the 64-ounce growler in Florida will soon be a thing of the past. Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed SB 186, repealing the ban on that size container for craft beer. “I am proud to stand with Governor Scott today as he signs SB 186 making the growler legal in […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 4, 2015

Attempts by the craft brewing industry to finally repeal the ban on 64-ounce beer growlers looked promising going into this year’s legislative session in Florida. But a provision added to what was considered a “clean” growler bill proved contentious at a hearing in the Senate Regulated Industries committee hearing on Wednesday afternoon in Tallahassee. In […]

Mitch PerryDecember 15, 2014

In 2013, Clearwater state Senator Jack Latvala introduced a succinctly written bill that would have brought Florida into compliance with nearly every other state in the country in allowing for the sale of 64-ounce growlers to be sold in Florida craft breweries. The straight forward legislation amounted to only two-lines on a piece of paper. […]

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