By Ryland Barton for WFPL
Kentucky craft brewers are asking the state to raise the cap on how much beer they are authorized to produce in a year.
The request comes after craft brewers scored a big win in the state legislature earlier this year, when they successfully lobbied to close a loophole that allowed out-of-state brewers to own their own distributors.
Brewers that produce fewer than 25,000 barrels of beer a year are considered “microbreweries” under state law, meaning they’re allowed to operate taprooms on site at their breweries.
Many of the state’s craft beer-makers are starting to approach the 25,000 barrel ceiling… CONTINUE READING AT WFPL.ORG
