Do you know what a Brew Pub is? How about a Growler? When it comes to Liquor Licenses these
options now exist in Breezy Point. A
Brew Pub is an eating establishment that seats at least 25 people at one time
that brews malt liquor to be served on the premise. A Growler is a specific bottle designed to
allow for the sale of the brew pubs malt liquor to be taken off site. The bottle holds 750 ml of beverage and gets
sealed with information about its origin and the fact that it is malt
liquor.
The city recently reviewed its liquor section of the code of
ordinances. The goal from the start was
to establish Wine Licenses as we had three inquiries last year for these
licenses. With review of the statutes it
was felt the chapter dealing with alcohol licensing needed to be brought
current. With changes to the statutes
concerning the licenses and options now available the city added Wine
Licensing, Temporary Off-sale Wine Licensing, Brew Pub licensing, and Growler
Off-sale licenses to the code.
A number of other changes were made providing for
consistency of statutes to our ordinances.
Things like social dice gambling is prohibited in our code but allowed
under statute. This was changed to allow
this activity. With the Clean Indoor Air
Act (no indoor smoking) the use of outside spaces for consumption of beverages was
provided for. Previously consumption
could only be done inside a building. We
clarified this in the code making statute and code compatible. We also made a
change from beer to 3.2 percent Malt Beverages as the statues does not
recognize beer anymore and classifies this beverage as either 3.2 percent Malt Liquor or Intoxicating
Malt Liquor. Other clarifications and
corrections were made.
The city council adopted these changes at their May
meeting. Subject to publication requirement
the city can now issue Wine Licenses for those restaurants that seat 25 patrons
and serve them food. If they hold a 3.2%
malt liquor license they also can serve intoxicating malt liquor. We’ll also be able to host a brew pub in
Breezy Point so the opportunity is there for new venues within the city. So if anyone is interested in these
possibilities please contact city hall.
