Thanks to The Gadsden Times for revisiting the the Brewery Modernization Act in the off season.
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Thanks to everyone who came out to the Second Annual Rocket City Brewfest
I don’t have any numbers, but I am sure it was bigger than last year. Also, of course, there were several beers available at the brewfest that were illegal last time. If you attended, we would like for you to complete our online survey so we can make next year even better. A sincere thanks [...]
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The brewfest is today and tomorrow
We’ve sold a lot more tickets online than last year, and the layout for the Second Annual Rocket City Brewfest has been expanded to accommodate the expected increase in attendance. If you haven’t bought online, you should show up early to make sure you get in. This year is going to be a blast!
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Tips for a safe and fun brewfest experience
From the Rocket City Brewfest website, with a little bit of tweaking.
Buy your tickets early
The Rocket City Brewfest may sell out this year. Buy your tickets early to ensure that you can attend. Online ticket sales are way ahead of last year. We may not sell out online, but we’re going to be real close [...]
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Dead this year
Most of you know by now that we the Alabama House didn’t make it to the second Special Order Calendar, and thus the Brewery Modernization Act never came up for a vote. Since the legislative session is now over, we’re dead this year. It came a long way for its first year, but in the [...]
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The 30th Day
SB153 (Homebrew legalization) is dead in committee. Despite Chairman Morrow’s efforts, the House Tourism and Travel Committee didn’t have enough people show up to have a quorum to give it a favorable report. There’s simply no way this is going to happen this year.
SB328 (Brewery Modernization Act), however, is still kicking. We have high hopes [...]
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Buy tickets for the Rocket City Brewfest
Tickets for the Second Annual Rocket City Brewfest are now available through Ticketmaster. We have also posted the Ticketmaster fee schedule on the event website to help avoid any surprises.
This year’s brewfest will feature old favorites as well as a host of new breweries and beers that have been made available since last year’s Gourmet [...]
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This is the week for the Brewery Modernization Act and Homebrew bill
This is the final week of the legislative session in Montgomery. In dramatic fashion, the Brewery Modernization Act may come up on the second-to-last or last day of the 2010 session – this Wednesday or Thursday.
SB328 has already passed the Senate and should come up for a vote in the House this Wednesday or Thursday. [...]
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No more BIR vote this session
The General Fund Budget went to the Governor yesterday. That means no more Budget Isolation Resolutions. If you’re new to Alabama politics, the state constitution has this strange provision where no bills can be passed before the state budgets. The only way to vote on a bill before the budgets is if the chamber adopts [...]
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