A state judge has struck down a Texas law that limits the distribution rights of craft brewers.
Until a few years ago, beer distributors in Texas used to pay craft breweries for the right to sell their product, but a 2013 state law brought changes to the industry. Breweries could no longer accept payment for their 鈥渢erritorial rights鈥� 鈥� in other words, the right to distribute their beer.
Several breweries, including the Del Valle-based Live Oak Brewing Company, along with Revolver Brewing and the Peticolas Brewing Company, sued over the change. They argued that they could no longer profit from selling distribution rights, but distributors could still turn around and sell them to others.
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