Only one in-state brewery – Boston Beer Company – will not benefit from a change in the law. Boston Beer made 5.3 million barrels of beer, cider and flavored malt beverages last year. “Boston Beer had to make a decision,” he said. However, when the Massachusetts franchise law was enacted in 1971, there were just 78 breweries operating across the U.S., according to data from the Beer Institute. “Boston Beer initiated franchise reform a decade ago to update the antiquated laws that have governed the beer industry for decades and level the playing field for craft brewers,” Koch said.

Source: Forbes July 20, 2020 20:03 UTC