Beer to you
2 "beer to you" bills could help Texas breweries deliver directly to consumers
ZiIker Brewing Co. is one of many Austin breweries supporting the bills.
Two bills have been filed in the Texas Legislature that would allow breweries to deliver directly to the consumer. They are Senate Bill 752 and House Bill 2003. The consumer must show a valid proof of age and must sign a receipt.
"You can get almost anything you want delivered to your house – a gallon of milk, wine from your local Texas winery – and so we are just kind of looking to be on the same page with those things and to get reasonable, rational laws passed that allow us to be on the same playing field," said co-founder of Zilker Brewing Co. Patrick Clark, who opened the brewery in 2015.
"It means a lot," he said. "My brother, Forest, and longtime friend, Marco, we started homebrewing out of our garage for a long time, and we ended up coming to East Austin."
They, like the more than 50 other craft breweries in the Austin area, can serve up beer at their location or sell "to-go" beer like cans, but breweries are not allowed to deliver directly to the consumer.
The two bills filed on February 7 would allow breweries like Zilker to deliver straight to customers' homes.
"It would be a great opportunity for us," said Clark. "It is already legal in a lot of other states."
The bills need to go through seven stages, including passing in the Texas Senate and House, and must signed by the governor before it becomes a law.
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