Current law limits 'Class 5" brewery sales for carry out and off-premise consumption to 288 ounces - the equivalent of a case of beer. For "Class 1" distilleries, that limit is 225 milliliters - the equivalent of three regular-sized bottles. Given that these businesses depend heavily upon on taproom and tasting room sales for sustainability, the closure of all such facilities in the State of Maryland has had a crippling effect on their ability to survive. Should they be forced to close, the economic effects - in terms of lost jobs, lost business and lost community investment - would be catastrophic.
There's still more to be done - much more - but we're hopeful that this will give these community-based businesses at least a small measure of relief and opportunity through a traumatic time.
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That right, let's just get drunk and forget about it all. Can't do anything else, but stay home and be socially responsible.
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