Hybrid Craft Alcoholic Beverage Complex License; Qualifications; Fees

Ala. Code § 28-4A-3, under Small Craft Alcoholic Beverages.

Ala. Code § 28-4A-3

(a) In addition to the licenses provided for in Articles 2 through 4, the board may issue a hybrid craft alcoholic beverage complex license to any person licensed as a brewpub, small craft distillery, or small craft winery, or who meets the qualification for licensure as a brewpub, a small craft distillery, or a small craft winery, and who meets the qualifications in subsection (b). A hybrid craft alcoholic beverage complex license authorizes the licensee to operate a brewpub, a small craft winery, or a small craft distillery, or any combination of these. (b) To qualify as a hybrid craft alcoholic beverage complex: (1) The applicant must meet the license qualifications under Article 2, 3, or 4, as applicable, corresponding to the type or types of alcoholic beverages the applicant intends to manufacture; and (2) Each type of alcoholic beverage must be manufactured on a separate premises, as determined, by rule, by the board, but all the properties upon which the premises are located must be contiguous and walkable. (c) If the applicant already holds a valid, current license under Article 2, 3, or 4 when making application for a license under this section, the board may convert the existing license into a hybrid craft alcoholic beverage complex license. (d)(1) The annual license fee levied and prescribed for a license as a hybrid craft alcoholic beverage complex issued or renewed by the board is two thousand dollars ($2,000). (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), if the board converts an existing license into a hybrid craft alcoholic beverage complex license, the initial license fee shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000) and each annual renewal fee shall be as provided in subdivision (1). (Acts 1992, No. 92-535, p. 1078, §3; Act 2011-630, p. 1488, §2; Act 2016-97, p. 133, §1; Act 2017-404, §1; Act 2019-400, §1; Act 2021-454, §2; Act 2026-512, §1.)