CA Beer Leaders on “Continued Battle” Against Amazon’s Effort to Get Tied-House Exception

Dear Client:    The California Craft Brewers Association has been busy during the current two-year legislative session, lobbying to get several bills passed that benefit craft brewers and working to maintain the status quo that supports the craft beer industry.  But the trade group’s lobbyist Chris Walker raised serious concerns during a legislative update at the California Craft Brewers Summit regarding Amazon’s most recent attempt to get a legislative exception from tied-house laws. “It is a direct violation. We could not