- A person having a permit to manufacture or brew beer under this chapter and who operates a brewery may offer and provide limited amounts of beer on the premises of the brewery for the purpose of tasting or sampling, subject to the following conditions:
- The beer provided for tasting or sampling must be manufactured in the State of Mississippi by the holder of the permit;
- The beer may be provided only to persons on the premises of the brewery at no cost and for consumption on the premises of the brewery;
- The beer may be provided for tasting or sampling between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the same day and only in conjunction with a structured tour of the brewery and related facilities which must include the entire manufacturing and brewing processes and methods used at the brewery;
- No one under twenty-one (21) years of age may participate in the tasting or sampling, and a sign indicating that prohibition shall be placed in a visible location at the entrance to the area where the tasting or sampling will be conducted;
- An individual size sample of beer shall not exceed six (6) ounces, and no more than six (6) samples of beer may be provided to an individual within a twenty-four-hour period; and
- The holder of the license operating the brewery shall keep an accurate accounting of the various beers provided and consumed as samples.
- For the purposes of this section, the term ‘brewery‘ means and has the same definition as that term has in 26 USCS 5402.
