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What About Us? I-1183′s Impact On Washington’s Fledgling Craft Distillers

  The liquor initiative is all I hear about. If you watch television ever, you are bound to see an ad supporting I-1183 followed immediately by an ad opposing I-1183. Costco has dumped more than $22 Million into its support for the initiative! Its pandemonium.   Last year, I really got into the discussion, posting [...]

Personalized Label Hassles? Don’t Fret, The TTB Has Loosened Restrictions

  At least one time in your life as a brewer, you will be asked to make a beer for a friend’s event. A wedding, a graduation, an anniversary – whatever. But, your friend will want you to make a custom label.   Under the old rules, a brewer was required to request a label [...]

First Elway Polls Show a Split on Washington Liquor Initiative

  A couple of weeks back, I dropped a line on Washington’s newest liquor initiative. The results of the first Elway Poll have already surfaced and my expectations have prove true: Washingtonians are split right down the middle.   Washington’s Initiative 1183 (I-1183) calls for privatization of the liquor system, relaxation of beer and wine [...]

I-1183 Puts Liquor Privatization Talk Back On The Table

  ***This was originally published on BeerBlotter.com, a Seattle based beer blog edited by my wonderful wife. I provide legal commentary to BeerBlotter.com throughout the year.***   We can all curse it – we can all love it. The fact of the matter is that another voter initiative is here and its hoping to break liquor from the [...]

Washington Announces The First Farmer’s Markets to Offer Beer And Wine Sampling

  Booze is coming to your farmer’s market and grocery store. The Washington Liquor Control Board selected three local farmers markets and seven other Washington markets to run its pilot program. We first discussed this on Brewery Law Blog earlier this year.   The three Seattle farmers markets are the West Seattle Farmers Market, the Magnolia Farmers [...]

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