Category Archives: Maryland Beer Legislation

House Bill 518 sign

House Bill 518 Hearing

Annapolis, MD, Friday, February 23, 2018

Last Friday, I went to the fights and a hearing broke out. The main event was Delegate Dereck Davis, chair of the Maryland Economic Matters Committee versus Maryland Comptroller, Peter Franchot, a champion of the Maryland brewery industry. Continue reading House Bill 518 Hearing

Sears Roebuck Complex

Reform On Tap Act of 2018

Medfield, Baltimore, MD (Nov. 20, 2017)

Comptroller Peter Franchot introduced The Reform on Tap Act of 2018, A World Without Limits. This proposed bill attempts to overturn years of dysfunctional Maryland beer legislation, including HB1283. As the Comptroller envisions, enacting the Act’s 12 provisions will “elevate Maryland’s position in the craft beer industry from last in the region to first in the nation”.  Continue reading Reform On Tap Act of 2018