
NY Legislation Would Allow Homebrew Shops to Sell Beer
A legislative bill introduced earlier this month in New York state would allow homebrew shops to sell beer for off-site consumption. The bill, AB 153, defines homebrew shop as a “brewery sup…

Already a thing here in CT...always nice to support both ends of the operation.![]()
NY Legislation Would Allow Homebrew Shops to Sell Beer
A legislative bill introduced earlier this month in New York state would allow homebrew shops to sell beer for off-site consumption. The bill, AB 153, defines homebrew shop as a “brewery sup…www.probrewer.com
Maybe I'm not fully understanding this. I live in California as well. So your telling me a homebrew store can sell beer ?There's a homebrew shop in the greater Sacramento area that does this. It's great. Grab a pint then grab your supplies.
Yes I get the same premises as a brewery , but a brew store doesn't have a license to brew . Maybe I'll stock up an extra room with brew supplies get my buisness license and sale beer that I've made as well . There's no way thats going to be legal .Isn't that the whole point of "A brewery supply store may be on the same premises as a brewery.” ?
They can run a brewery and sell out of the same premises as they supply store.
In fact, I suspect if they were to sell beer produced elsewhere that'd be a whole 'nuther licensing path that this proposal doesn't cover and possibly restricted (in MA each town has a prescribed maximum number of possible liquor outlets, for instance)...
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Depends on where you are at...Like i said we have this already in CT...you need to go through the TTB and all that stuff to legally brew the beer. I'm not quite sure what the big deal is.Yes I get the same premises as a brewery , but a brew store doesn't have a license to brew . Maybe I'll stock up an extra room with brew supplies get my buisness license and sale beer that I've made as well . There's no way thats going to be legal .
That's cool . Here in California it's costly and there's a bunch of red tape and hoops to jump through to get a brewery going.Depends on where you are at...Like i said we have this already in CT...you need to go through the TTB and all that stuff to legally brew the beer. I'm not quite sure what the big deal is.
I believe it's costly everywhere to start a brewery...that shiny stainless aint cheap! Not like the cheap copper the bootleggers use out in Appalachia.That's cool . Here in California it's costly and there's a bunch of red tape and hoops to jump through to get a brewery going.
You know what Jag, I was wrong. Its technically two businesses in that were in the same building and owned by the same guy. The brew supply eventually moved across the street. Not sure what the reason was except for maybe expansion of the brewery. Either way its damn handy to have.Maybe I'm not fully understanding this. I live in California as well. So your telling me a homebrew store can sell beer ?
Looking at it closer it says for consumption elsewhere. I can't see them selling the beer they brewed and bottled .
Not beer they brewed and bottled but commercial beer just like any other store with a liquor license. You would be able to pick up a sack of Maris Otter for your next homebrewing session at home plus a sixer of Sam Adams on the way out.Maybe I'm not fully understanding this. I live in California as well. So your telling me a homebrew store can sell beer ?
Looking at it closer it says for consumption elsewhere. I can't see them selling the beer they brewed and bottled .
Which shop is this? I don't live that far away.. might need to check this out! Also, I think this is what another one in Modesto does too that's called Renegade Brewing Supplies. At the same address there is also a Desert Fox Brew Co.There's a homebrew shop in the greater Sacramento area that does this. It's great. Grab a pint then grab your supplies.
Yeah, maybe , no, I don't know. A local Hy-Vee, an Iowa/mid-west grocery chain tried to sell hbs and it didn't last long. In my opinion a hbs has to have somebody that know at least a little bit about brewing and they didn't. That and the prices were higher than any mail order with shipping added. As far as convenience stores, I don't think the profit margin/turnover would be enough to devote floor space to it. Then again pop. density could be a factor also. My 0.02 worth.The unintended side effect that I see with this is that now every 7-11 and grocery store that sells beer can now sell homebrew supplies on the side. What will that do to your LHBS?
Brew Mentor just did a major renovation to a brewery/bar, that also sells homebrew supplies.There's only 2 places to buy homebrew supplies here in Cleveland. Cleveland Brew Shop, which is a full-service homebrew shop with a small "bottle shop", and Warehouse Beverage, which is essentially a beer and wine store with a small selection of hombrew equipment and ingredients.