if anyone who understands the beer laws better than I and can provide some insight, I'd be greatly appreciative. On two separate occasions, CCB staff have notified me that I cannot drink a beer in their tasting room. The first was the day after Hunahpu's Day, I was a bout to crack a "You Never Know" which was giving as an extra on Huna Day and has Cigar City written on it. A bartender told me I couldn't open my can there as it violates the beer laws. I told the bartender that I was given the beer the day before and it's a CCB that was only given here. I was told under no exception could they allow me to open the beer there as they did not serve it to me. The second time was today at the Marshal Zhukov release. I purchased the Oderus Ale from the cooler and went to the special release table area and cracked the can along with my draught beer. The same bartender came up to me and told me that I cannot drink that beer in their tasting room as it violates the beer laws. I told the bartender I just purchased it from the cooler today and don't understand why I cannot drink that while there's a table next to me having a bottle share with beers that aren't even sold in the state. The bartender told me that this was because the Oderus was their beer and had to be served by them. Is this in fact a law and if so, what are the BA member's view on this. Thank you for the insight in advance.
You must have been on his bad side. I was just there today and we had a slew of stuff popped. Even offered the bartender some of my KBS and he declined because he had a long day ahead of him. Anyway, they didn't say anything. I even got a pour from someone who had MBCP popped at the bar itself. If there is a law, they didn't seem to mind when I was there.
I can't speak for bottles/cans, but I know Due South has signs that clearly state you cannot legally open a growler/crowler that you filled from them on-site. It must be consumed off premise. Perhaps this is somewhat related to your question? Different packaging, sure, but it all falls under the umbrella of product made by them with the purpose of off premise drinking. Obviously other breweries beer is another matter. I believe it's a licensing issue? Check this thread for more info, there is a gentlemen in there who is far more qualified to answer these types of inquiries than me: http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/bottle-share-legality-in-florida.212885/
No, it's actually about the laws and licenses in place. Between being a brewery, brew pub, liquor store, or bar - there are different rules on what can be sold, what can be served, what can be opened. Same reason certain liquor stores can fill growers but not serve tasters or pints. You can bring in outside beers and open them yourself, or you can be served CCB draft pours, or you can purchase packaged beer to go. Buying packaged beer by CCB and then opening it on site: no. I'm not up with the all the differences and why, but that's why he was turned down.
Never knew that. That's interesting. Can I buy it go off site and reenter? Or is it brews sold at a site can't even be consumed on that site?
I noticed a sign on the cooler door Ive never seen before. Said something about no cans or bottles allowed to be opened in the brewery.
CCB has always been welcoming of bottle shares. As people have mentioned above...you just can't purchase anything packaged at CCB (bottles, can, growlers, etc.) and then open it in the brewery due to state laws. There have been signs for a while now stating this.
On the topic of shares at CCB, I'll be down there Tuesday with a couple bottles if anyone wants to meet up.
True. I get frustrated on behalf of the staff when, ignoring the signs, people wanna crack something they just bought from the "carry-out" cases (or one-off things such as "You Never Know") when -- as others have suggested -- the crew is really cool about bottle shares.
