
Breweries selling beer in California will no longer have to wait for California ABC label approval before selling their beers in the State. Under a new bill recently signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, Assembly Bill 893, breweries only need to 'register' their beers with the ABC before selling their beers. This should save breweries time in getting their beers to market. Breweries must still comply with state labeling regulations, and any labels which are found to violate existing labeling requirements may still subject breweries to penalties. So the onus remains on breweries to make sure their labels comply with state law. . . .