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Hydro Dynamics supports craft beer regulatory reform in Georgia

April 6, 2016Chris Crowell

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Craft brewing has exploded nationally with more than 4,000 breweries now operating in the United States. Craft distilling has also seen a similar rapid rise as consumers seek out unique and local tastes. Georgia, however, has been largely left behind (with a few very notable exceptions) due to outdated regulations which limit growth among the state’s craft breweries and distilleries.

Georgia, for example, is 1 of only 2 states that does not allow breweries to sell directly to consumers. We have covered this battle exhaustively because, well, we find the issues exhausting. Georgia HR 1345 sought to form a study committee to offer proposed changes to Georgia laws later this year. This resolution was sponsored by Representative Michael Caldwell of Woodstock, Ga. Rep Caldwell told members of the House Special Rules Committee: “Combined with below-average growth in the number of new distilleries, Georgia is losing 12,700 jobs a more robust industry could otherwise create.” Breweries that do exist in the state are also considered less profitable than their counterparts in other states.

But beyond those direct brewing jobs and businesses, a variety of ancillary businesses and industries are thriving due to the success of craft beer. A vote against brewing is then a vote against these other industries, some of which are located within Georgia’s restrictive brewing borders. This is why Hydro Dynamics Inc. (HDI) issued a press release to express its strong support for HR 1337 and future legislation that could increase craft brewing and distilling in its home state of Georgia.

Unfortunately, last week’s the state assembly adjourned without even a vote on HR 1345, despite 91 of 180 representatives signed as cosponsors. HDI feels this is a shame, especially since Georgia’s own President Jimmy Carter signed HR 1337 in 1978 which legalized homebrewing on the federal level and is seen by many to be in part responsible for the birth of today’s craft brewing industry. “We’re hopeful that laws in HDI’s home state of Georgia will quickly mirror those of other states where craft brewing and distilling are flourishing,” said Doug Mancosky, HDI Vice President of R&D.

We encourage our fellow Georgians to contact their Georgia state representatives about this important issue.

Good for HDI, showing its support and letting those in charge know how far their actions (or nonactions, in this case) reverberate throughout the state. HDI’s ShockWave Power Reactor is used in breweries and distilleries, providing higher quality products and cost savings through hop and flavor extraction for beer and accelerated ageing for liquor. Check them out here.

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