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Bill in Georgia Senate seeks to change how Georgia breweries sell beer
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – After a year of lobbying, breweries have legislation on the table that could change how you get your beer from your favorite local brewery.
Frog Rock Brewery Owner Robert Friess has a petition at his brewery that could change how breweries sell to customers.
SB 163 would give brewers control of how their beer will be distributed and eliminate a limit on sales made elsewhere.
“If you look across Georgia at these real towns, many of them have developed around breweries. We have a couple of restaurants in the local area that want to have our beer on draft, we’ve called local distributors but they haven’t called us back, but that’s what we really need to make this thrive,” said Friess.
Without a distributor, he can’t sell to restaurants, bars, or liquor stores. Customers can only buy beer at his brewery.
According to the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, the number of craft breweries increased from 45 to 155 between 2015 and 2021. They support the bill and feel Georgia’s antiquated distribution laws requiring wholesaler involvement are hindering additional growth.
“Efforts to change distribution laws will weaken a system that offers safeguards for our youth, provides more than 5,000 jobs statewide, ensures a consistent revenue stream to state and local government, and, most importantly, guarantees thousands of choices of good beer on store shelves, at bars and in local breweries,” the Georgia Beer Wholesalers Association said.
As of January, the petition going to state lawmakers has over 7,000 signatures.
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The Georgia Bulldogs equipment staff has begun preparing the Dawgs’ uniforms for the Sugar Bowl.
The Georgia Bulldogs are just weeks away from their College Football Playoff appearance and are diligently preparing for their Sugar Bowl matchup. The Bulldogs will await the winner of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish or the Indiana Hoosiers.
As provisions for the Sugar Bowl continue and the team gears up for the big game, the Bulldogs’ equipment staff has begun preparing the jerseys that the Dawgs will wear for the game. Georgia will be wearing their classic red jerseys with red helmets and their classic silver pants. The team’s jerseys will also feature the iconic Sugar Bowl patch on their left shoulder.
The Dawgs and their red uniforms will take the field in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1st, 2025, and will look to advance to the semi-finals of the College Football Playoff. A win will put Georgia one step closer to its third national championship appearance in four seasons and will give them their first playoff win since the 2022 season.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A Georgia man has been sentenced for assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Michael Bradley, 50, of Forsyth, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, authorities said.
Bradley was previously found guilty of multiple offenses, including civil disorder, assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon and other charges.
Back in January of 2021, Bradley made his way toward the U.S. Capitol’s Lower West Terrace Tunnel carrying a baton in a hip holster, the Justice Department said.
According to the DOJ, Bradley raised his baton and approached officers, but he was sprayed with a chemical agent, which caused him to retreat temporarily.
Video evidence shows Bradley later returning to the tunnel and swinging his baton at the officers at least twice in an attempt to hit them.
Bradley then moved to the side of the tunnel and left the Lower West Terrace a few minutes later, the DOJ says.
The FBI arrested Bradley on Sept. 7, 2023 in Forsyth.
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