Down the drain: Castle Danger dumps beer as it pushes to free the growler Some legislators agree on ending a cap on beer sold to-go. January 29, 2021 8:55pm Text size Copy shortlink: That s just sad, said Rep. Jim Nash, R-Waconia, as he watched the golden liquid flow.
He and two other lawmakers visited the Two Harbors taproom on Friday to hear a plea from the state s largest breweries, who are again asking the Legislature to let them sell growlers.
Breweries that produce more than 20,000 barrels of beer in a year are prohibited from selling the to-go containers under state law. Lon Larson, co-owner of Castle Danger, said this rule forced layoffs and waste when COVID-19 caused his taproom to close for months. The brewery has dumped 920 kegs since March.
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MN Breweries Are (Still) Dumping Beer Due to Antiquated Laws
With a new year here, the fight to #FreeTheGrowler is being renewed.
Last month, several Minnesota politicians and advocates for Minnesota craft breweries were on site at Lift Bridge Brewing Co. in Stillwater to watch as beer was dumped down a drain due to stifling liquor laws. I stopped by @LiftBridge yesterday with 3 other legislators, wrote Minnesota representative Jim Nash (R) on Twitter. We watched the owner dump beer because there’s no way to sell it in his own state. In surrounding states laws have been written to help, we have so much work to do here in MN.