Grassroots Group Pushes Annapolis to Enact Better Beer Laws

There’s a sad irony in the Maryland beer scene. Maryland breweries have seen tremendous growth resulting in not only more beer but also better beer flowing within and being exported from the state. Unfortunately, there has also been a fair bit of policy and political turmoil around the brewing industry in that same period. DCBeer has documented the policy battles in Annapolis that have had major operational impacts on taprooms across the state. As we flip the calendar to 2019 and we turn our eyes toward a new legislative session, we talked to some beer fans advocating for reforms that they feel will benefit both breweries and consumers in the Free State.

Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws (MBBWL) is a non-profit grassroots organization whose mission is “to push for pro-consumer reforms in Maryland alcohol laws.” We recently had a chance to write with members of this group via email. The responses below, which have been lightly edited for clarity and length, were crowdsourced fro