Florida Division of Business and Professional Regulations (DBPR) has provided the following FAQ related to Restaurants, Bars and Nightclubs for compliance with Governor DeSantis’ emergency order in response to Covid-19. Good news for breweries and wineries–and those that support them: carry-out orders are permitted. This applies to packaged products, including growlers and crowlers.
Continue ReadingThe 2020 Session of the Florida Legislature ended without passing major changes to the Florida Beverage Law, but a change to the state’s tax laws provides a excise tax credit for contributions to child-welfare charities.
Continue ReadingA surprising amount of confusion and inconsistency surround a simple question: Can I take my dog to a Florida taproom or tasting room?
Continue ReadingThe 2020 Session of the Florida Legislature will include consideration of a number of bills affecting breweries, wineries, distilleries, and consumers.
Continue ReadingThe laws concerning craft distilleries was updated in 2021. As a result, this blog post no longer reflects current Florida law. For the latest, see: 2021 FLORIDA CRAFT DISTILLERIES LAW: GENERAL OVERVIEW. Florida craft distilleries are allowed to sell their own distilled products in their gift shops. However, this does not include the products a craft distillery makes by...
Continue ReadingFlorida’s new Hemp Law became effective July 1, 2019, and with it “hemp” beer (and other products) is now legal in Florida. However, federal and state regulations still limit use of hemp in alcoholic beverages.
Continue ReadingZero out of 9. All 2019 Florida beverage bills fell flat. Nine beverage-focused bills were introduced at the start of the 2019 Florida legislative session. All nine died in committee (or didn’t even get that far). Despite the possibility of some sweeping changes, especially for Florida breweries and distilleries, the Florida Beverage Laws will remain unchanged this year. For...
Continue ReadingThe 2019 Session of the Florida Legislature will include consideration of a number of bills affecting breweries, wineries, distilleries, distributors, and consumers.
Continue ReadingHop on a train to nowhere, order your full-sized bottles for delivery, and break out the branded glassware. There are a few changes to the Florida Beverage Laws.
Continue ReadingOf the 16 beverage bills proposed for the 2017 Florida Legislative session, only 3 made it through to final passage, and one of those gets a big asterisk.
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