Explanation of House Bill No. 46 in Layman's Terms
Sponsors: Rep. Bush & Rep. Shupe & Sen. Paradee, and others
This bill aims to amend certain laws related to alcoholic beverages in Delaware. It introduces provisions that allow brewery-pubs and microbreweries in the state to brew, bottle, and sell hard seltzers and other fermented beverages that are made from substitutes for malt, such as rice, grain, bran, glucose, sugar, and molasses.
The bill also includes specific regulations for the maximum quantity of beer and fermented beverages that can be produced, sold, and consumed on the premises. Additionally, it addresses the taxation of fermented beverages on a per barrel basis.
This Act aligns Delaware's laws with federal regulations regarding the production of malt-substitute products by brewery-pubs and microbreweries.