How to Obtain a Liquor License to Manufacture Beer, Wine and Liquor?
There are multiple Class A manufacturing licenses available under the New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. If you are looking to start your own business as a craft brewery, winery or move your existing business and product into New Jersey as an out-of-state winery, contact 732-858-5857. Our firm can offer you the expertise in ABC liquor license and compliance matters. Having spent part of his career as a Deputy Attorney General with the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Mr. Fay, knows the ins-and-outs of ABC law. Obtaining a license for alcohol production in New Jersey is rife with red-tape and setbacks. Having and attorney who knows the pitfalls in these processes can save you a great deal of headache. Call 732-858-5857 today for your initial consultation.
Types of Manufacturer’s License Under N.J.S.A. 33:1-10
Plenary Brewery License
- The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to brew any malt alcoholic beverages and to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell and distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the places of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse; provided, however, that the delivery of this product by the holder of this license to retailers licensed under this title shall be from inventory in a warehouse located in this State which is operated under a plenary brewery license. The fee for this license shall be $10,625.
- These are commonly referred to as “craft breweries.” For information on how to start your craft brewery, click here.
Restricted Brewery License – Brewpub
- For information on how to start your Restricted Brewery or Brewpub, click here.
- Produce up to 250,000 gallons per year
- For information on how to start your winery, click here.
- Produce up to 50, gallons per year
- For information on how to start your farm winery, click here.
Wine Blending License
- The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to blend, treat, mix, and bottle fermented wines and fruit juices with non-alcoholic beverages, and to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell and distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the places of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse. The fee for this license shall be $625.
Instructional Winemaking Facility License
- For information on how to start your Instructional Winemaking Facility, click here.
- For information on how to obtain an Out-of-State winery license, click here.
- For information on how to starting your distillery, click here.
- For information on how to obtaining a limited distillery license, click here.
Supplementary Limited Distillery License
- For more information on how to obtain a Craft Distillery License click here.
Rectifier and Blender License
- The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to rectify, blend, treat and mix distilled alcoholic beverages, and to fortify, blend, and treat fermented alcoholic beverages, and prepare mixtures of alcoholic beverages, and to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell and distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the places of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse. The fee for this license shall be $7,500.
Bonded Warehouse Bottling License
- The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to bottle alcoholic beverages in bond on behalf of all persons authorized by federal and State law and regulations to withdraw alcoholic beverages from bond. The fee for this license shall be $625. This license shall be issued only to persons holding permits to operate Internal Revenue bonded warehouses pursuant to the laws of the United States.
New Jersey Brewery Attorneys
For more information on how to obtain a Class A Manufacturer’s License, call 732-858-5857 today and speak with an ABC Liquor License attorney today.
