Our Resources Page contains links to federal and state laws and regulations relating to the alcohol beverage industry, including the beer, spirits, and wine pages for the federal Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).   

​This page also has links to the websites for various alcohol beverage industry organizations.

We hope to augment this page later with more articles, presentations, and other materials for legal practitioners as well as craft beverage makers.   Please check back later, or if you have any suggestions, please contact us.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this website is for informational purposes only ​and does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. 

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Federal Laws and Regulations

TTB - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau -  Beer Page

TTB - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau -  Spirits Page

TTB - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau -  Wine Page

TTB - FAQs on Cider

TTB - FAQs on Mead

TTB COLAs Online (login) and TTB Public COLA Registry

Brewers Association Page on Excise Taxes (Craft Modernization and Tax Reform Act 2015)

​Intellectual Property & Marketing

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) - Trademarks Page

USPTO Trademark Search Page (TESS)

U.S. Copyright Office

TTB Circular (2013-1) - Use of Social Media In the Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages

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State Laws and Regulations

Beer "Franchise" Distribution Laws, State-by-State (Brewers Association)

Beer Self Distribution Laws, State-by-State (Brewers Association)

State Shipping Laws for Wineries (Wine Institute)

U.S Wine Shipping Laws (Wine Spectator)
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More coming. . .

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Other Organizations

Groups identified on this page are listed for informational purposes only and do not imply any affiliation or endorsement.

• Brewers Association
• The Beer Institute

• American Craft Spirits Association
• American Distilling Institute
• Distilled Spirits Council of the US (DISCUS)

• Wine America: The National Association of American Wineries
• The Wine Institute

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• United States Association of Cider Makers
• American Mead Makers Association

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• NABCA (National Alcohol Beverage Control Assn.)
• NCLSA (National Conference of State Liquor Administrators)
• NAABLA (National Assn of Alcohol Beverage Licensing Attorneys)
• ​​International Wine Law Association (IWLA)/Association Internationale des Juristes du Droit de la Vigne et du Vin (AIDV)​

• Craft Beverage Education Association

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Growler Photo: Matthew Bellemare.  Creative Commons License 2.0.  Growler: Yards Brewing.

Articles, Presentations, & Papers

Below are articles, presentations, and papers on various legal topics for use by CBLG Members.  If you are a CBLG member and wish to use portions of the Presentations or Papers, please give attribution to the author.   Disclaimer:  Laws affecting the alcohol beverage industry vary from state to state and are frequently amended.  Neither the authors or CBLG make any representations or warranties regarding the current accuracy of the materials below.    Provision of these materials is for the convenience of CBLG members and restricted to CBLG members only.

Articles 

Pennsylvania Positions Itself As Favorable Destination for Alcohol Manufacturers, Alva Mather, Pepper Hamilton LLP, The Legal Intelligencer (March 15, 2018)

2018 Starts Strong with New Alcohol Legal Developments, Richard Blau, GrayRobinson PA, Lexology (Jan. 11, 2018)

Presentations & Papers 

1.    Trademark Issues (2017) (presented at CLE Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference)

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