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By Peter A. Berdon as seen on thebeveragejournal.com Posted on July 30, 2015 Connecticut has seen the growth of its farm wineries, the rise of craft breweries and, now with the passage of Public Act 15-15, is posed to launch craft distilleries. This session the legislature further supported the production of craft wine and beer by expanding the ability of […]

By Peter A. Berdon, Esq. as seen on thebeveragejournal.com In this year’s legislative session Connecticut’s legislature made a significant change to the restaurant, café and tavern licenses. Historically the Connecticut differentiated between retail accounts that could sell on-premises and those who could sell for off premise consumption. By prohibiting the sale of “drinks to-go” it is thought to curb public […]

By Peter A. Berdon, Esq. As the swallows must return to Mission San Juan Capistrano each spring, so too will college students return to their parents, nests for a chance to recover from a year of arduous study. They may reconnect with old friends, perhaps and the inevitable gatherings and days at the beach will call for refreshment. But… without […]