The craft beer industry in Connecticut is booming. Our state’s 85 craft breweries employ more than 4,600 people statewide and produce more than 166,000 barrels of beer annually, contributing to an overall economic impact of $746 million yearly.

In order for Connecticut’s craft breweries to continue growing -- and to ensure our state’s craft beer industry can compete with neighboring states -- we need to modernize our laws by making them more consumer-friendly and business-friendly while maintaining the three-tier system.

To do that, the Connecticut Brewers Guild supports proposed Senate Bill 647 and House Bill 7184, specifically the increase of direct-to-consumer sales limits for off-premise consumption, and an exemption for craft breweries from paying an excise tax for on-premise consumption sales.

These measures will help craft breweries across the state continue to create jobs, produce great tasting locally brewed beer, and serve as a bright spot for our state’s economy.

Please sign the petition below and let members of Connecticut’s General Law Committee know that you support continued craft brewery growth statewide, too. Cheers!