Well, sometimes the tomfoolery comes first.
Editor’s Note: In full disclosure, I am a member of the Reform on Tap task force and not a third-party observer. The Reform on Tap task force is scheduled to convene later this afternoon for its third meeting at Monument City Brewing in Baltimore. But before that gets underway, I want to share my “(un)fashionably…
On May 24, the first meeting of Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot’s Reform on Tap task force took place in Baltimore. As a quick refresher, the task force was formed in order to create a model framework to reform Maryland brewery laws, to be introduced at next year’s General Assembly session. (Read the full announcement.) Also, as…
Let’s Get Caught Up One of the most common questions I have been fielding recently is, “Why is Comptroller Peter Franchot involving himself in Maryland beer laws?” The answer is simple – as Maryland’s comptroller, Franchot acts as the state’s regulator of alcohol. Which is why when the House Bill 1283 “kerfuffle” played out during…