Should Gov. Roy Cooper agree with the legislature and quickly sign Senate Bill 155, North Carolina distillers — and possibly restaurateurs — will see a significant boost in sales as visitors as early as this coming weekend. The N.C. Senate, in a marathon session Wednesday night that included some 80 bills, approved the so-called “brunch bill,”...
North Carolina distillers could begin seeing a significant boost in sales as visitors as early as this coming weekend. In a vote of 73-40, the N.C. House on Tuesday evening approved Senate Bill 155, clearing the way for N.C. craft distillers to sell five bottles to customers each year, instead of the current one, and...
The North Carolina excise tax on distilled spirits has risen to the fifth-highest in the country, according to recent data from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. Industry experts say the news is bad for business. Consumers pay an average state excise tax of $14.66 per 750 milliliter bottle of 80-proof liquor. The...
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 736: North Carolina lawmakers have been debating proposed changes in laws limiting the freedom of craft brewers to distribute their own products. It’s an issue that has attracted attention from Christopher Koopman, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Koopman explains why state restrictions on...
Distillers in North Carolina aren’t quite ready to extend their arms in a celebratory toast, but they’ve certainly opened the bottle and dropped some ice in the glass. Senate Bill 155, omnibus legislation loosening rules on North Carolina distillers and brewers, is headed to the House Finance Committee. The House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee on...
