In 2022, the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild succeeded in passing legislation to help small brewers sell 4- and 6-packs of beer to-go, as well as adding growler sales privileges for brewers making up to 150,000 barrels annually.
Minnesota lawmakers had been reluctant to approve those privileges, but the legislative tide changed in 2022. Brewers producing more than 20,000 barrels had previously been restricted from offering growlers to-go, while producers making fewer than 7,500 barrels couldn’t offer 4- and 6- packs to-go from their taprooms. Those changes checked two of the boxes for Minnesota craft brewers, and the guild was instrumental in getting them across the finish line.
