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Branchline Brewing switches to brewpub license to sell on-premise take-home beers

August 18, 2016Chris Crowell

2016 08 09 Grand Opening

Texas doesn’t have the most restrictive brewery rules but maybe the most arbitrary. Specifically, the rules concerning beer sales on-premise for off-premise consumption (the entire South seems to really hate the idea of independent businesses selling their products directly to consumers). You see, wineries, distilleries and brewpubs can all do this in Texas, but microbreweries cannot, you know, because they are like way different than those other businesses? You may recall a couple brewers suing the state because of this silliness.

Well, instead of suing the state, Branchline Brewing Co. decided to change up its business model and was just approved by the TABC for a brewpub license. This change does not affect the company operationally, but allows consumers to purchase beer to go directly from the brewery.

Branchline is celebrating this victory for regulatory loopholes during a Grand Opening in its new tap room on Saturday, August 20.  The celebration will have a few specialty cask-conditioned ales, a few new small batch releases and year-round and fall seasonal favorites.

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Additionally, Branchline is launching its first “brewpub exclusive” release that day. The beer, kept secret until the week before the launch, will be available to take home in 16.9-oz. specialty bottles, crowlers and growlers. It is a new beer for Branchline and is an addition to the River City Series of sour, specialty and barrel aged beers.

Lastly, Branchline is expanding tap room hours to support this change. Beginning with the August 20 Grand Opening & Bottle Release the tap room will be open from 2-9 p.m. daily from Tuesday through Sunday each week. These hours make Branchline one of the most accessible production breweries in San Antonio.

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  1. housesitting15 says

    August 21, 2016 at 7:11 am

    Branchline Brewing switches to brewpub license to sell #HomeBrewing#BeerBrewing#homemadebeer https://t.co/SUDjMM8UCP https://t.co/0O8txWvv0X

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  2. TraePawly says

    August 20, 2016 at 3:22 pm

    RT @CraftBrewingBiz: .@BranchlineBrew switches to brewpub license to sell on-premise take-home beers https://t.co/wzFNsuV3OJ

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  3. ward2245 says

    August 19, 2016 at 10:20 am

    RT @CraftBrewingBiz: .@BranchlineBrew switches to brewpub license to sell on-premise take-home beers https://t.co/wzFNsuV3OJ

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  4. crsimp01 says

    August 18, 2016 at 10:45 am

    Branchline Brewing switches to brewpub license to sell off-premise beers https://t.co/1J8N328cOR via @craftbrewingbiz

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  5. BranchlineBrew says

    August 18, 2016 at 10:31 am

    RT @CraftBrewingBiz: .@BranchlineBrew switches to brewpub license to sell on-premise take-home beers https://t.co/wzFNsuV3OJ

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