Suppliers, Wholesalers Compromise in South Carolina and Beyond

Dear Client: File under "exemplary supplier-distribution relations." Yesterday, a South Carolina bill originally meant to liberalize brewpub laws to attract Stone Brewing's East Coast facility passed through conference committee, with a few key changes. Per compromise between South Carolina Brewers Association and the South Carolina Beer Wholesalers Association, the final measure, expected to pass, features the following components:Former language would allow brewpubs to produce onsite and sell up to 500,00 barrels a year. In the most recent version, the new