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Legislature provides boost to breweries

by Charles Bockway for WV Beer Roads.

Now that we’ve had time to review the alcohol-related legislation adopted by the West Virginia Legislature earlier this year, it appears to have been a pretty good year for local beer.

The key piece of legislation passed in 2023 was Senate Bill 534. It is a sort of omnibus bill pieced together from numerous quarters and includes significant provisions covering brewers, alcohol retailers, municipalities, and distillers.

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SB 534 passed the West Virginia legislature
Charleston attorney Chuck Johnson (at right) joins Erin and Charles to present the key details in SB 534

For our annual West Virginia Beer Roads legislative wrap-up show, Charleston-based attorney, Chuck Johnson, joins in as our resident expert on SB 534. Johnson, who is with the Frost Brown Todd law firm, feels the legislation is significant in several areas. The bill goes into effect on June 9, 2023.

Listen in as Erin McCoy and I quiz Chuck to bring out the pertinent, essential info contained in SB 534 — info that should be of interest to you as a craft beer fan.

Episode 68 • WV Beer Roads • 38 minutes

Thanks to all who helped

A shout-out is due to to all our West Virginia brewers, beer retailers, and local economic development officials who participated in pushing the good provisions and language into SB 534. We’ve heard positive things about the involvement of brewer J.W. Grossclose and folks at Big Draft Brewing in White Sulphur Springs, brewer Roger Johnson of Screech Owl Brewing in Cuzzart, craft beer bar proprietor Jeff McKay (as usual) in Huntington, and folks at the Huntington Area Development Council. I’m sure we missed a few others.

Another smile and shout-out is due for members of the West Virginia Legislature, who voted for SB 534; to Governor Jim Justice, who signed it into law; and to the WV Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, which has the important job of writing the regs and administering these new expanded brewery provisions. It’s great to see West Virginia continuing to make strides in becoming a more craft-beverage-friendly state. Let’s keep up the momentum.

Frost Brown Todd firm’s written summary of SB 534

West Virginia Legislature link


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Is it possible to get more information regarding the laws and changes to laws of homebrewers and brew clubs in the state of wv?

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