Kansas microbreweries look to grow with new distribution law [Video]

NOVEMBER. BOTTOMS UP. KANSANS CAN NOW BUY A LOCAL BREWERIES, MICROBREWERIES, BEER OUTSIDE OF ITS DOORS. IT’S A NEW LAW THAT JUST WENT TO EFFECT AT THE START OF JULY. KMBC NINE’S MORGAN MOBLEY WENT TO FRICTION BREWING IN SHAWNEE TO JUST SEE HOW THEY’RE CASHING IN ON THIS NEW CHANGE. HI MORGAN. HEY THERE. WELL, MANY LOCAL SMALL BREWERIES SAY THIS PREVIOUS LAW WAS REALLY LIMITING HOW MUCH THEY COULD GROW THEIR BRAND FRICTION BREWING HAS JUST BEEN OPEN FOR ONE YEAR. THE OWNER HERE SAYS HE REALLY KNEW THEIR LONGEVITY WAS GOING TO BE DEPENDENT ON THIS. SO HE PLAYED A BIG PART IN GETTING THE THIS LEGISLATION PASSED. NOW, THE PREVIOUS LAW REQUIRED THEM TO GO THROUGH A DISTRIBUTOR IF THEY WANTED TO SELL THEIR BEER TO A RESTAURANT OR LIQUOR STORE, WHO OFTEN TAKES A LARGE CUT OF THEIR PROFITS. GET THIS JUST 2% OF BEER …