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Welcome!

Hello to all and welcome to our new members. I want to take a moment to talk a little bit about why we have chosen not to focus directly on moving beer and wine into wide grocery distribution. We recognize that this specific issue has always been at the front of other public interest movements tryin...

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SJR62/SB2205 Voted Down

Senator Andrew Rice’s bill was voted down in committee today. SJR62 (Wine and high point beer in Grocery stores) was voted down in committee today by a 5-4 margin. While we appreciate what Senator Rice was trying to do, perhaps now we could re-work the legislation to be more Oklahoma small b...

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SB2205 & SJR62: You Decide

The Oklahomans For Alcohol Law Reform are not in favor of this legislation. It gives ONLY grocery stores the right to sell cold “high point” beer. This would hurt our local independent retail package stores tremendously by giving grocery stores an unfair advantage. Please read part H. La...

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Proposed Legislation: The Good & The Bad

There are a few pieces of legislation that are being proposed this year. The Good HB2348 House Bill 2348 Which would make homebrewing legal but would require a license. We feel that since homebrewing is for private consumption and not for sale, that no license should be required. However, if everyo...

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I Am A Craft Brewer

“I Am A Craft Brewer” is a collaborative video representing the camaraderie, character and integrity of the American Craft Brewing movement. Created by Greg Koch, CEO of the Stone Brewing Co. and Chris & Jared of Redtail Media…and more than 35 amazing craft brewers from all ov...

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Make Homebrewing Legal

With the help of Gary Shellman and Rep. Chris Schwartz, on Wednesday, February 3rd, the Oklahoma Economic Development and Financial Services Committee voted 12-1 in favor of a bill that would make homebrewing legal. With that hurdle out of the way, House Bill 2348 has been formally introduced and ...