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Here are the guidelines Illinois issued for bars and restaurants looking to re-open. Get familiar with them as a failure to meet these minimum standards could amount to trouble from regulators and grounds for liability from customers or employees that get sick.

Bars / Brewery / Brewpub / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distillery / Retailers / Sales / Tavern / Vineyard
May 27, 2020

As part of Illinois’s path to re-opening those businesses shut-down or limited by Illinois’s...

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New Illinois legislation allows bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to go, but for some reason, the act of drafting liquor legislation continues to be a hack-job. Do only glass containers work? What’s the work-around for brewpubs, tap rooms and distilling pubs?

Bars / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Licensing and Permits / Retailers / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
May 26, 2020

The State of Illinois passed a bill expanding alcoholic beverage consumption options in its...

Bar and restaurant cdc guidelines regarding operations and reopening

CDC quietly releases informative and instructional guidance for bars (taprooms and tasting rooms) and restaurants reopening during COVID-19 crisis. You should familiarize yourself with this latest information if you’re looking to reopen.

Bars / Brewery / Brewpub / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distillery / Retailers / Tavern / Vineyard
May 21, 2020

We recently posted about a CDC advice document for bars and restaurants reopening that...

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Is your bar, brewery, winery or distillery helping out by soliciting for a charity in Illinois? First – Great Job! Also, be advised – there are statutes and regulations that govern that and you need to follow them.

Advertising / Brewery / Brewpub / Distillery / Illinois Liquor Control Commission / Regulations / Retailers / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers
May 20, 2020

I want to quickly clear up a misconception that alcohol retailers, and brewers, distillers,...

SBA PPP Loan forgiveness application and instructions Guidance on getting your PPP loan forgiven

PPP loan forgiveness application published – familiarize yourself with what you need to know to get your PPP loan forgiven. Application instructions are the best guidance so far about applying the criteria and achieving forgiveness. Also, forms confirm businesses want to document employee’s refusal to accept re-hiring and keep other required documentation.

Bars / Brewery / Brewpub / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distillery / Retailers / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard
May 18, 2020

SBA and the Treasury have released the loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection...

Best Practices for Re-Opening Retail Food Establishments During the COVID-19 Pandemic

FDA provides best practices for retail food & beverage establishments during COVID-19 and they’re more comprehensive and helpful than what we saw from OSHA for bars and restaurants. (taprooms and tasting rooms pay attention)

Bars / Brewery / Brewpub / COVID-19 Relief / Guidances / Retailers / Tavern
May 15, 2020

We’ve reported on OSHA’s guidance to bars and restaurants as well as the scuttled...

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TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.

Advertising / Bars / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Circulars / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Mead / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
May 12, 2020

Through a series of FAQs regarding the processes for the destruction of beer and...

SBA PPP steps for forgiveness of loan for PPP how to get SBA PPP loan forgiven

Things you should know to get the principal of your business’s SBA PPP loan forgiven. Here are the key points from the CARES Act and associated guidance for achieving forgiveness.

Bars / Brewery / Brewpub / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distillery / Regulations / Retailers / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers
May 6, 2020

The myriad of updates and issues raised regarding the SBA’s PPP and forgiveness of...

Illinois authorizes returns of wine and spirits for bars and restaurants. But act fast and don’t expect much – the guidance is limited in ways beer returns are not.

Cider / COVID-19 Relief / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Illinois Liquor Control Commission / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine
April 30, 2020

In a new guidance (link to guidance) published today, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission...

Business Interruption COVID 19 insurance claim

How bars, restaurants, and other hospitality businesses are arguing that their business interruption insurance does cover COVID-19 related shut-downs and their insurance companies were wrong to deny claims.

Bars / Beer / Brewery / Brewpub / Cider / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Tavern
April 16, 2020

In the past few weeks we’ve seen plenty of bars, restaurants and other hospitality...

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DEADLINE April 1 (tomorrow) for Hospitality Emergency Grant Program – Illinois bars, breweries, restaurants, wineries and distilleries – get your application in for free grant funds.

Brewery / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distillery / Retailers / Tavern / Vineyard
March 31, 2020

We’ve been keeping a running list of loans and grants that can provide assistance...

NEW-AB-COVID-19-Guidance-Document - Wisconsin Department of Revenue Alcohol Delivery brewery delivery beer delivery distillery delivery winery delivery

Wisconsin Emergency Order allows breweries, distilleries, wineries, bars and restaurants to stay open for carry-out only, but does it put citizens at risk by not allowing online sales and requiring face-to-face purchases before delivery of alcohol?

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Mead / Regulations / Sales / Statutes / Tavern / Wine / Wisconsin
March 22, 2020

Like many state liquor regulatory authorities, Wisconsin’s Department of Revenue is working to provide...

Category: Tavern

Here are the guidelines Illinois issued for bars and restaurants looking to re-open. Get familiar with them as a failure to meet these minimum standards could amount to trouble from regulators and grounds for liability from customers or employees that get sick.

New Illinois legislation allows bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to go, but for some reason, the act of drafting liquor legislation continues to be a hack-job. Do only glass containers work? What’s the work-around for brewpubs, tap rooms and distilling pubs?

CDC quietly releases informative and instructional guidance for bars (taprooms and tasting rooms) and restaurants reopening during COVID-19 crisis. You should familiarize yourself with this latest information if you’re looking to reopen.

Is your bar, brewery, winery or distillery helping out by soliciting for a charity in Illinois? First – Great Job! Also, be advised – there are statutes and regulations that govern that and you need to follow them.

FDA provides best practices for retail food & beverage establishments during COVID-19 and they’re more comprehensive and helpful than what we saw from OSHA for bars and restaurants. (taprooms and tasting rooms pay attention)

TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.

Things you should know to get the principal of your business’s SBA PPP loan forgiven. Here are the key points from the CARES Act and associated guidance for achieving forgiveness.

Illinois authorizes returns of wine and spirits for bars and restaurants. But act fast and don’t expect much – the guidance is limited in ways beer returns are not.

How bars, restaurants, and other hospitality businesses are arguing that their business interruption insurance does cover COVID-19 related shut-downs and their insurance companies were wrong to deny claims.

DEADLINE April 1 (tomorrow) for Hospitality Emergency Grant Program – Illinois bars, breweries, restaurants, wineries and distilleries – get your application in for free grant funds.

Wisconsin Emergency Order allows breweries, distilleries, wineries, bars and restaurants to stay open for carry-out only, but does it put citizens at risk by not allowing online sales and requiring face-to-face purchases before delivery of alcohol?

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