Canada, BC: Storm Brewing gets new retail license two days after original license removal

Two days after its license to sell beer to private individuals was revoked due to a mix-up between two provincial government agencies, Vancouver’s Storm Brewing announced on October 9 that a new license has been issued, allowing the brewery to once again sell kegs and growlers to non-licensees as reported on CBN.

The original license removal was triggered by an inspection by Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) representatives who informed Storm owner and brewer James Walton that the brewery lacked the proper license to sell directly to the public – this despite the fact that another government agency, the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB), had approved the sales and issued valid SKUs to Storm for all of the products it was selling.

While Walton gave no details of the reasons behind the turnaround on the part of the LCLB, it’s likely that coverage of the situation by various blogs and media outlets played some part in the quick resolution.

16 October, 2013