Revision: Dec. 14, 2015, midnight
\t \t\tHB 1188 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2027
\t03/09
HOUSE BILL\t1188
AN ACT\trelative to the brew pub license.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. D. Long, Merr. 4
COMMITTEE:\tCommerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill authorizes brew pubs to manufacture alcoholic cider.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2027
\t03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the brew pub license.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Definitions; Brew Pub. Amend RSA 175:1, XII-a to read as follows:
\t\tXII-a. "Brew pub'' means a manufacturer of beer, [or] specialty beer, or cider not exceeding 2,500 barrels annually, which as a functional part of its business, maintains a full service restaurant serving the beer it manufactures as well as other beverage and liquor as allowed by RSA 178:21, II(a)(1) and RSA 178:22, V(q).
\t2 Brew Pub License. Amend RSA 178:13, I-II to read as follows:
\t\tI. A brew pub license shall authorize the licensee to manufacture beer or cider in quantities not to exceed 2,500 barrels annually primarily for consumption on the licensed premises.
\t\tII. A brew pub licensee may sell beer or cider manufactured on the premises or manufactured by the licensee at a host brewer facility to individuals for on-premises and off-premises consumption and to New Hampshire licensed retailers and wholesalers. A brew pub shall maintain a full service restaurant and may subsequently serve beverage and liquor as permitted by RSA 178:21, II(a)(1), RSA 178:22, V(e)(2), and RSA 178:22, V(q).
\t3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.