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MD Comptroller Believes Reforming Craft Beer Industry Is Going To Be A Major Issue

October 18th, 2017 by WCBC Radio

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot strongly believes that reforming the craft beer industry is going to a major issue during the upcoming legislative session as well as the 2018 elections in the state.  Franchot appointed the “Reform on Tap” task force earlier this year with the explicit goal being to seek reforms of liquor laws to help boost the craft brewing industry, some of whose members believe they would be hurt by grocery store sales. The theory is that if grocers put mom-and-pop stores out of business, there will be fewer places overall for small brewers to sell their products, and big grocery chains will be more inclined to sell macro-brews that they can buy in bulk…

  

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