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Message: [QUOTE="8893, post: 1522898, member: 93"] Was gonna mention that I *think* there is always a bit of that going on with HF and a few other beers, but I gather what [USER=5014]@Jay-Bone[/USER] is getting at is that that might not be exactly legal, unless the brewery has done what it needs to do in order to self-distribute, which I know a few have done--especially in their early stages. I'm not sure exactly what it takes (I knew it pretty well several years ago, but not anymore), but iirc there are both federal (BATF) and state regulatory hurdles to clear, and the state ones vary by the state. I'm not sure if it's still the case anymore, but CT used to have the most cumbersome and expensive labeling regulations in the country, and that was a big reason why we were so late to get so many great beers from other states. Given the cost, PITA and the relative size of our market, we weren't worth it when there were much better opportunities to sell more profitably in other states. In the past year or so we seem to be getting a better and better inventory of formerly unavailable beers, so either something has loosened up in our regulations, or these brewers are finally getting to us after sating all the other markets that are better for them. [/QUOTE]