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Craft Industry Boom Ties Up the TTB

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Mon, 29/06/2015 - 20:05

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: Filing an Application with the TTB for a Basic Permit, Brewery, Distillery or Winery Permit can be a daunting task with all of the documents and information required, but even when the application is finally ready for submission, trying to move the application through the TTB can be even more frustrating due to Continue Reading...

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Applying for a Wholesaler Liquor License

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Tue, 16/06/2015 - 18:44

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C. In Massachusetts, a wholesaler is a person or business that purchases alcoholic beverages from manufacturers, such as breweries, wineries, and distilleries, and then sells those alcoholic beverages at a markup price to retailers, such as restaurants and liquor stores. The wholesaler occupies the middle tier of the three-tier system used here in Massachusetts and Continue Reading...

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Refilling Those Growlers

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Thu, 11/06/2015 - 20:00

Law Offices of John Connell, P.C.: The Massachusetts’ legislature is currently trying to clarify the issue of whether Massachusetts’ farmer-brewers and brewpubs may fill growlers purchased at other breweries or provided by their consumers on their own. Currently in Massachusetts, farmer brewers and pub breweries are prohibited as a matter of ABCC policy from filling any growler that does not Continue Reading...

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Statutes And Laws In The “Pay-To-Play” Massachusetts Beer Industry Controversy

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Mon, 17/11/2014 - 15:27

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: With newspaper and other media sources reporting last week on the investigation into the “pay-to-play” allegations surrounding the beer distribution business in Massachusetts, breweries, wholesalers and retail licensees within the Commonwealth should be familiar with some of the general legal issues and laws at play when regulators come to your establishment looking for Continue Reading...

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WHEN APPLYING FOR A NEW LIQUOR LICENSE CAN YOUR COMPETITORS OBJECT?

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Wed, 05/11/2014 - 19:37

The Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: The ABCC recently issued a decision that held that the City of Chicopee erred in refusing to grant a petition to transfer a license to a new proposed location that would have been operated by BJ’s Wholesalers. The license had been exercised for over 20 years by Winn Liquors, Inc., at a location Continue Reading...

Tag Archives: Boston Licensing Board

Craft Industry Boom Ties Up the TTB

Applying for a Wholesaler Liquor License

Refilling Those Growlers

Statutes And Laws In The “Pay-To-Play” Massachusetts Beer Industry Controversy

WHEN APPLYING FOR A NEW LIQUOR LICENSE CAN YOUR COMPETITORS OBJECT?