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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2015JAG0182-001191 July 28, 2015 VANCOUVER 􀀃Most customers at a distillery lounge are visiting for the spirits 􀀃however, thanks to the latest government liquor update, they will now also have the option to order a beer, cider or glass of wine, if they prefer. Previously, a winery could only sell glasses of vino it produced onsite, and a brewery could only let you buy a glass of its local beer. This would sometimes mean that some visitors would choose to not purchase anything, if they'd rather have a cider or a mixed drink, for example. No longer is this the case. Starting today, distilleries, wineries, cideries and breweries with licensed lounges or special event areas can sell liquor they don't produce, for customers to enjoy during their visit. By making this change, it also means that, in many cases, customers throwing a wedding or other event at one of these locations won't have to apply for a separate Special Occasion ...

when will beer be coming to the shelves of british columbia's grocery stores? that is the question i was tasked with answering for the cbc local tv news yesterday the answer in a nutshell:  not any time soon the pessimistic addendum:  if at all oh, i'm sure the legislation will be written in the spring like the liberals have promised i'm just not sure that it will be written in such a manner as to be practicable background - facts (and my opinionated commentary): - the liberal government held meetings and welcomed feedback from the community about revising the province's liquor laws (listening attentively to health and safety concerns and big business concerns, and not so attentively to stakeholders and beer advocates) - parliamentary secretary john yap wrote a list of recommendations and delivered it to attorney general susan anton on november 25, 2013, amid a media flurry (giving the ag a couple of months to review the report before it goes public - g...