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Ohio Lifting Beer-alcohol limit?

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May 19, 2016 at 5:59pm
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House Bill 37, which awaits a signature from Gov. John Kasich, would remove the 12 percent limit on beer made or sold in the state. Ohio is one of the few states that has such a limit. West Virginia is the only border state to Ohio that also caps the percentage.

"We can do something creative and not be restricted," said Rick Seibt of Willoughby Brewing Co. A limit, he added, is "like telling an artist he can only paint with three quarters of his palette."

The legislation is a game-changer on several fronts, said Adam Armstrong of Freund, Freeze & Arnold, a Dayton law firm that advises startup and established breweries in navigating the labyrinth of laws governing the industry.

"I think it's a wonderful thing," he said. "This is just another piece of the puzzle that puts us up the chart further nationwide.

"It gives the brewers in Ohio in particular who want to be creative the freedom to do it. It opens up creativity, innovation and additional revenue to the breweries and the state. It's a win-win. It brings Ohio further in line with other states. It's going to be a building block to get us higher nationally."

 Cleveland.com

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