Distributors win again. Just goes to show, when it comes to government, money talks!
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article145602789.html
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article145602789.html
I agree a little bit with NCSU. I believe they were asking for a little more than they should have.
The problem is, in America in general, we still have prohibition laws on the books when it comes to Alcohol. Most states have not changed laws (including distribution laws) since 1930s. This has enabled the distributors to become rich and powerful. They are able to lobby the state government, and the legislators know who butters their bread.
I really thought the law would pass. But as I said above, maybe they went to high. 200K is A LOT more than 25K barrels. 1 keg (half barrel) is 165 12 oz beers. So, 25K barrels = 50K kegs = 8,250,000 beers. The new Bill wanted it to be upped to 200K barrels = 400K kegs = 66,000,000 beers. That is a lot of suds. Maybe they should have went with 100K with an addendum in the Bill that it has to be looked at again in 4-6 years.
I don't know what the answer is, but I know a lot of smaller breweries on the cusp of expanding are having a crappy week!
Yeah - this isn't about rep vs. Dem. It's about the good ole boy network and distributors lobbying the state gov. to eliminate competition.
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