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Old 06-02-2013, 11:06 AM
 
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now that texas brewing laws allow the onsite sale of their product (both for on-site consumption and growlers to go) will we see a proliferation of new places to go for fresh beer and possibly entertainment? i live close to 512 brewery and south austin brewing company. hoping for nearby places to go other than taquerias and used car lots (nothing wrong with either or them). the whole industrial area around st elmo between s.1st and I 35 has lots of space for warehouse type venues with possible parking. any thoughts?
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Old 06-02-2013, 11:17 AM
 
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I'm not sure about "proliferation" per se, but there should be some growth in this space for sure! A well done brewpub would definitely be a huge hit in that area.
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Old 06-03-2013, 08:01 AM
 
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Just what Austin needs.... more places to drink beer.
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Old 06-03-2013, 11:23 AM
 
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The immediate effect of the change in laws could be to see more variety of microbrews for sale in retail locations. The laws changed two things - removed the requirement to use a distributor and allows breweries to sell on premises. I think the freedom to self distribute will have a bigger initial impact. It reduces the cost of distribution and allows breweries to build retail channels different from those controlled by distributors.

The typical microbrewery is unlikely to sell a lot of beer at their brewing location, simply because most breweries are in remote or less attractive locations. Brewpubs will like selling on premise, but that won't be a big business since they will not be scaling up their operations to bottle or can their beer. Bottling equipment is very expensive and takes up significant space.

Perhaps we will see something like Sierra Nevada, who operates both a brewery and a brewpub. A brewery with an attractive flagship restaurant to enjoy their beers.

As a fan of quality beers - these new laws are great news.
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