As all breweries know, changes to your licensed premises generally need to be approved by the Liquor Authority. The Authority considers your initial application for a license to be a “snapshot in time” – and if you want to make changes later, the changes generally need to be reported and/or approved. If you are going […]
As all breweries know, the Liquor Authority requires that every holder of a liquor license maintain adequate control over its premises. Under normal circumstances, that requires you to make sure that your patrons are not intoxicated, are not engaging in illegal conduct or fights, and are otherwise complying with the rules. During the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
A new craft brewery recently asked whether or not they should have a lease in place for their brewery premises. The brewery was located on the same parcel of land as their residence. The answer – absolutely. Their next question was whether they, as owners of the residence, should lease to the brewery or whether […]