A brewery or microbrewery licensed under RCW
66.24.240 or
66.24.244 may hold up to two retail liquor licenses to operate a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant, a tavern, a beer and/or wine restaurant, or any combination thereof.
(1) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, a "container" is a sealable receptacle, such as a carton, jug, growler or keg, and has no minimum holding requirement. A "keg" is a container holding four gallons or more beer.
(2) Applicable to retail licenses for spirits, beer, and wine restaurants, beer and/or wine restaurants, and taverns.
(a) A retail license is separate from a brewery or microbrewery license.
(b) All containers of beer must be sold from the retail premises.
(c) A retail location may be located on or off the brewery or microbrewery premises.
(3) A brewery-operated or microbrewery-operated spirits, beer, and wine restaurant may sell containers of beer of its own production and cider as defined in RCW
66.24.210(6) without a kegs-to-go endorsement provided that it sells this beer and cider for off-premises consumption only. A brewery or microbrewery may supply the container or use a container brought to the premises by a customer, and filled at the tap at the time of sale.
(4) A brewery-operated or microbrewery-operated spirits, beer, and wine restaurant may sell kegs of malt liquor of another brewery's or microbrewery's production provided that it:
(a) Sells this malt liquor for off-premises consumption only;
(b) Has a kegs-to-go endorsement; and
(c) Supplies the kegs.
(5) A tavern or beer and/or wine restaurant that is operated by a brewery or microbrewery and has an off-premises beer and wine retailer's privilege may:
(a) Sell kegs of malt liquor for off-premises consumption. The malt liquor may be of the licensee's own production or the production of another brewery or microbrewery;
(b) Sell containers of beer for off-premises consumption provided that the customer supplies the container. The beer may be of the licensee's own production or the production of another brewery or microbrewery; and
(c) Sell containers of cider as defined in RCW
66.24.210(6) for off-premises consumption in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the customer or provided by the licensee and filled at the tap at the time of sale, provided the licensee has a license to sell wine. The licensee must comply with federal regulations.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
66.24.170,
66.24.640,
66.24.695, and
66.08.030. WSR 18-02-006, § 314-20-017, filed 12/20/17, effective 1/20/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
66.08.030,
66.24.371, and
66.24.590. WSR 15-01-001, § 314-20-017, filed 12/3/14, effective 1/3/15. Statutory Authority: RCW
66.08.030,
66.24.240,
66.24.244. WSR 09-02-009, § 314-20-017, filed 12/29/08, effective 1/29/09.]