{"id":24923,"date":"2019-02-12T17:09:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T23:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=24923"},"modified":"2019-02-12T17:15:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T23:15:26","slug":"home-brewer-bill-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=24923","title":{"rendered":"Home brewer bill advances"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bill that would allow non-licensed home alcohol brewers to participate in certain public events advanced from general file Feb. 12.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Sue Crawford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB235, introduced by Sen. Sue Crawford of Bellevue, would allow home brewers to offer their product at exhibitions, festivals, tastings and competitions as long as the alcohol is not for sale.<\/p>\n

Crawford said that Nebraska\u2019s 11,500 home brewers were allowed to participate in such public events until 2016, when the state\u2019s liquor control commission barred unlicensed alcohol brewers from public distribution.<\/p>\n

Missouri and Minnesota have laws similar to LB235, Crawford said, and removing the prohibition would allow home brewers greater opportunity to start a business.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only do these events provide an opportunity to provide feedback but also to bring credibility and exposure as they create an avenue for Nebraska home brewers to compete on a national stage,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue supported the bill, saying it was not about alcohol but about entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a very enthusiastic community of home brewers and we\u2019d love to see them [turn] that hobby into a business,\u201d Blood said.<\/p>\n

Blood added that allowing home brewers to publicly offer their product would bring more events and tourism to Nebraska.<\/p>\n

Sen. Curt Friesen of Henderson said his son is a home brewer who gave away his beer at festivals until the practice was deemed illegal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese festivals are well controlled; they don\u2019t get out of hand,\u201d Friesen said.<\/p>\n

Senators voted 38-0 to advance LB235 to select file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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