Controversial Montana beer bill that would introduce brewery taproom restrictions re-spawns
Montana Brewers Association executive director Tony Herbert said that microbreweries here operate under some of the most restrictive regulations in the country. His members want a way to continue to grow what has become a $50 million-a-year industry in Montana. But Montana Tavern Association spokesman John Iverson said the successful brewery taprooms have become “virtually indistinguishable” from bars. Tavern association members want to stop the “abuse,” Iverson said, of the “small brewers exception.”
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