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(FOX 9) – Minnesota lawmakers have left liquor law changes sought by the state’s craft breweries, wineries, and distilleries out of a final agreement. The… Read more: Last call for Minnesota liquor law changes as lawmakers leave them out of final deal

The news conference came a week before lawmakers are set to return to St. Paul for a special legislative session where they’re expected to pass… Read more: Minnesota craft brewers renew push to end growler caps, allow more to-go options

…Another is a bill to further liberalize the state’s liquor laws, a measure supporters say has broad backing among Republicans and DFLers, metro and rural… Read more: Why some seemingly popular issues never come up for a vote at the Minnesota Legislature

Minnesota craft beverage producers on Monday renewed their push to update the state’s liquor laws to do away with Minnesota’s cap on growler sales at… Read more: Minnesota craft brewers renew push to end growler limits

(KARE 11) – uno Choi opened Arbeiter Brewing Company this winter during a pandemic, around the corner from the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building.… Read more: Should you be able to buy a 12-ounce to-go can at a brewery? Groups are pushing to let it happen

In the span of a few weeks, two Minnesota craft beverage producers have announced expansion plans in Wisconsin, blaming Minnesota’s liquor laws. Read full story.

The Heavy Table “I fear that 2021 will be a year where the closing number matches the current market reality more closely, and we see… Read more: New Bills Aim to Help Minnesota Craft Beverage Industry Weather COVID Crisis

Several groups have come together to draft legislation that would change liquor laws in Minnesota and hopefully help struggling businesses. Read full story.

By Brian Kaufenberg A wide-reaching liquor reform bill was introduced to the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee at the Minnesota Legislature on February 11 that… Read more: Minnesota Craft Beverage Makers and Hospitality Industry Groups Coalesce Around Liquor Reform Bill

By Karen Scullin (FOX 9) – The push to relax liquor laws for Minnesota breweries, distilleries and much of the hospitality industry is on, and… Read more: Minnesota breweries push for liquor law changes amid pandemic

Bills that attempt to change Minnesota liquor laws run into several interconnected obstacles. By Peter Callaghan …Proponents of changing laws to allow brewers and distillers… Read more: Updating Minnesota’s Prohibition-era liquor laws likely has a lot of support. Here’s why that doesn’t matter.

“Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, state guild leaders from California, Oregon and Minnesota discuss their legislative priorities in 2021 and the challenges ahead… Read more: Brewbound Podcast: State Guild Leaders Discuss 2021 Priorities

The pandemic and the state’s arcane liquor laws have more beer makers and drinkers relying on the big cans. By Chris Riemenschneider “When the pandemic… Read more: Crowlers became Minnesota breweries’ untapped resource during pandemic

Come together, right now, over drinks. by Stephanie March “We’re rather famously provincial in our beverage laws. How long did it take to get Sunday… Read more: Raise All The Glasses: The Fight to Modernize our Beverage Laws

Joint bill would provide economic recovery and job growth through needed reforms for Minnesota’s breweries, wineries, cideries, distilleries, bars, restaurants, and liquor stores. Minneapolis, MN:… Read more: New Bill Pushes for Necessary and Immediate Changes to Liquor Laws to Curb the Effects of the Pandemic

Joint bill would provide additional revenue opportunities for MN craft beverage businesses across the industry. Minneapolis, MN: The Minnesota Craft Beverage Council, a collaborative effort… Read more: MN Craft Beverage Council Advocates for Changes to MN Liquor Laws