Free the Hops would like to thank all the folks who made this year’s Stokin’ the Fire team a success! First of all, we couldn’t do anything without our many volunteers whose efforts ensure every Free the Hops event runs smoothly. This event was no exception and the guys who spent the weekend [...]
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Stokin’ the Fire – a word of thanks to our sponsors!
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A word of thanks to veterans
It is all too easy to take public holidays for granted without thinking about what they really mean.
I would like to take this opportunity to say a word of thanks to all veterans everywhere. You gave some, or all, of your life to ensure that we have the freedoms we take for granted today. [...]
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Brewery Modernization this week – time to melt the telephones!
After all of the false starts while the legislature was dealing with bingo and other controversial issues, we finally have a chance at moving Brewery Modernization this week. Now that these issues are dealt with, it’s time to contact your legislator and advocate the Brewery Modernization Act! Please let us know if you hear anything [...]
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Text of the substitute
As promised, here is the LRS version of the substitute.
Brewery Modernization Act substitute[pdf]
Feel free to ask any questions in the comments or in the forums.
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Substitution
Earlier I mentioned that representatives from the ABC Board had expressed some concern about the language of our bill. The Legislative Reference Service is currently crafting a substitute bill to the Brewery Modernization Act that should make everyone happy.
What’s a substitute? An amendment is when you want to make some small change to a bill. [...]
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Where is the Brewery Modernization Act?
After we passed the appropriate Senate and House committees, the Brewery Modernization Act was put on an unofficial temporary hold. A representative of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board informed us that they wanted some language in our bill to be clarified before it progressed further.
Our people are talking to their people and all that stuff [...]
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Homebrewing legalisation passes Senate!
SB153, the homebrewing legalisation bill, has passed the Alabama Senate!
This being politics, there was an amendment made to the bill which helped it to pass. This amendment restricts the transportation of homebrew to no more than 20gallons at a time, whether to clubs, competitions, or whatever, but this does not affect the quantity that can [...]
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For clarity’s sake
Because we don’t want to take credit away from others who rightly deserve it, a public service announcement.
This year’s Homebrew Legalization bill is not a Free the Hops initiative. Although we fully support SB153 and will utilize our resources to help its passage, the bill is primarily being promoted by a loose alliance of homebrew [...]
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Senate T&M committee was busy yesterday
Our Senate flavor of the Brewery Modernization Act, SB328, passed out of the Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee quietly yesterday. It will likely be re-introduced to the full Senate tomorrow.
Also of interest, SB153, the Homebrew Legalization bill, passed out of the same committee and received its second reading in the Senate.
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