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Craft breweries ask legislature for additional freedom to distribute

Todd Ford, along with his wife, Suzie, invested their entire 401(k) toward a nascent brewery in a part of Charlotte once known for textile mills and for the homes of those who worked in them. Several million dollars later, after years of failed and successful recipes, of struggle and, finally, of success, the Fords opened...

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Survey shows major support to lift cap on craft beer distribution

North Carolinians have an insatiable taste for craft beers, and they have little tolerance for lawmakers who want to tamper with how they get their stouts and IPAs. A survey of North Carolina voters bears that out. Brewers around the state, some 180 of them, simply want what’s fair. One goal of craftfreedom.org — a...

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Craft breweries try again to raise cap on self-distribution

RALEIGH — State Rep. Michael Speciale, R-Craven, has filed a bill that would increase the amount of beer smaller craft breweries could brew and sell without having to contract with a wholesale distributor. House Bill 67 would increase the cap from 25,000 barrels per year to 100,000 barrels per year. A barrel of beer is 31...

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