Current state law prohibits them from selling directly to consumers.
But SB 63 would allow 36 ounces of beer to be consumed "on premise" of a brewery during a tour and up to 64 ounces to be taken home.
It also says the beer could only be purchased in a single container, called a growler, or one 12-ounce bottle of beer.
The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild says the industry would become more competitive and would give an economic jolt to the state's economy. The bill passed 51-5.
Sponsor Sen. Hunter Hill, a Republican from Atlanta, says the measure would create jobs and foster competitiveness and tourism.
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