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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 66
Author: Corbett (D), et al.
Amended: 2/21/12
Vote: 21
SUBJECT : California Craft Brewery Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims the month of February
2012 as California Craft Brewery Month.
ANALYSIS : Resolution findings:
1. California is the birthplace of the craft brewing
movement, when Fritz Maytag acquired the Anchor Brewing
Company in 1965 and began brewing authentic, handcrafted
beers.
2. California is the home of the first microbrewery,
beginning with Jack McAuliffe who built a small brewery
in Sonoma from scratch, and began selling New Albion
ales in 1977.
3. The second largest craft brewer in the country, Sierra
Nevada Brewing Company, was founded in Chico,
California, in 1979, and spurred the craft brewery
movement around the country.
4. Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 3610
(Ingalls), Chapter 692, Statutes of 1978, to amend the
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state's tied-house laws to remove the restriction on
on-premises sales of craft beer. Following this change
in law, California became home to three of the first
five brewpubs in America.
5. The second brewpub in America was opened by the
Mendocino Brewery in Hopland, California; the third
brewpub, opened in September 1984, was Buffalo Bill's in
Hayward, California; and the fifth, opened by John
Martin in March 1986, was Triple Rock Brewery in
Berkeley, California.
6. The California craft brewery industry has an annual
impact of $500 million on the state's economy in direct
wages and benefits.
7. The California craft brewery industry creates more than
17,000 jobs, which in turn creates billions of dollars
in positive economic impact.
8. The California craft brewery industry creates more
revenue for the state and federal governments than many
other industries, generating more than $36 million in
taxes in 2010.
9. California now has more breweries than any other state
in the country, including over 280 small, independently
owned craft breweries.
10.California is now known and recognized internationally
for the quality of its craft breweries. Year after
year, Californian breweries win more medals at the World
Beer Cup, the largest international beer competition in
the world, and the Great American Beer Festival, the
largest beer competition in the United States, than
breweries found in other states.
11.Brewery tourism is increasingly popular and contributes
to the economic impact of the state's tourism industry.
12.The California craft brewery industry is a leader in the
stewardship of natural resources and the environment,
and has made a major commitment to implement sustainable
practices that are environmentally sound, including some
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of the largest solar arrays in the private sector, and
the use of fuel cells and other innovative conservation
techniques and processes.
13.Despite the challenges of intense global competition,
the state's craft brewery industry is strong and
growing, and is a major contributor to the economic
vitality of California.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 2/21/12)
California Small Brewers Association
Drake's Brewing Company
Triple Rock Brewery
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : Supporters argue that California
is the birthplace of the craft brewing movement. In 1977,
Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 3610 to amend the
state's tied-house laws to remove the restriction on
on-premises sales of craft beer. Following this change in
law, California became home to three of the first five
brewpubs in America.
The California craft brewery industry creates more than
17,000 jobs, which in turn creates billions of dollars in
positive economic impact. California now has more
breweries than any other state in the country, including
over 280 small, independently owned craft breweries.
Craft breweries are an important part of California and SCR
66 will help recognize this important industry by
memorializing the story and benefits of the California
craft brewery movement.
PQ:do 2/22/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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