Brewers face multiple regulations and multiple regulations and multiple regulators at the federal, state, and local levels of government.
At the federal level, brewers need approval from regulators before they can sell their first beer or brand it with their label. Sometimes this one step can take one hundred days. Depending on their ingredients and methods, their formula may need to be approved. This can take another 60 days.
At the state level, brewers must comply with additional (oftentimes redundant) rules. Usually, the first step is a license from the state.
Once in a business, brewers face more difficulties. Among the least efficient regulations are the "franchise laws' that restrict their ability to sell beer directly to consumers, instead mandating that they sell through distributors.
At the federal level, brewers need approval from regulators before they can sell their first beer or brand it with their label. Sometimes this one step can take one hundred days. Depending on their ingredients and methods, their formula may need to be approved. This can take another 60 days.
At the state level, brewers must comply with additional (oftentimes redundant) rules. Usually, the first step is a license from the state.
Once in a business, brewers face more difficulties. Among the least efficient regulations are the "franchise laws' that restrict their ability to sell beer directly to consumers, instead mandating that they sell through distributors.