ABC’s of Hard Cider Records

  ABC’s of Hard Cider Records Hard Cider records must be separately maintained as a fruit wine in the hard cider tax class. If you also produce beer, you’ll need a separate file folder or binder for each beverage. When must the records be filled out? At the time...

Wake-Up Call For Start-Up Craft Beverage Producers

  Wake-up Call for Start-Up Craft Beverage Producers           As a start-up craft beverage producer, you have been operating on a shoe-string budget while expanding your product distribution footprint. You should have run trademark clearance searches before...

Awe, Man! Don’t Take Away The Cool Stuff!

AWE, MAN! DON’T TAKE AWAY THE COOL STUFF! Those cool new car features that allow integrated on board car cameras and multi-purpose navigation devices might be short lived.  The music industry groups are suing Ford, GM and other car manufacturers for copyright...

TTB and Winery Help

  TTB & Winery Help   Q: What TTB reports does a craft distiller have to file and when? A: Distilleries making Beverage Alcohol only (no industrial or denatured spirits) must file monthly operations reports including a Production Report (F5110.40),...