Texas Craft Breweries Get Relief From State Bar Closure Order

(Austin, TX) — The state’s alcohol regulatory agency is giving Texas craft brewers some relief from Governor Greg Abbott’s shutdown order.

The governor ordered the closure of all businesses making more than 51-percent of their gross revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission ruled that the calculation would only include beverages consumed on the premises. To-go sales and product distributed to retailers and wholesalers are no longer included.

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild had said the earlier interpretation would mean the failure of two-thirds of its members by the end of the year.