Son of a bitch. Senate bill 7120 made it through committee. This was the companion to that house bill. They kept it off the radar until the last minute. We only had about 2 days to get our campaign going. Not nearly as many signatures.
Here's some of what this complete piece of shit does...
The amendment changes the current structure on how breweries may sell beer to-go, i.e. for consumption off-premises, by PROHIBITING them from selling their own beer packaged in bottles or cans UNLESS it was purchased from a distributor.
Additionally, it provides an exemption for distributors as to the come-to-rest requirement pertaining to Florida beer. What does this scenario look like? A distributor can come to your brewery, purchase your beer, and then sell it back to you at a higher price in order for you to sell it in your tasting room. If they are even more malicious, since you lose control of your beer once it is sold to them, they could limit the amount they sell back to you or even refuse to sell you your own beer.
You know what other modes of business operate like this? Organized crime. I'm so freaking mad right now. We are gonna pull out the big guns nows. It's time to shoot these assclowns in the balls.
