# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 31. Washington County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 31-1307

(a) There is a beer tasting (BT) license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of any class of beer, wine, and liquor license.

(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the on-premises consumption of multiple varieties of beer from a single brand owner for tasting if the consumer is not charged.

(d) A license holder may serve not more than 2 ounces of a single offering to a single consumer.

(e) The license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 10 days before a beer tasting event.

(f)

  (1) A maximum of four bottles of beer may be open at any one time at a beer tasting event.

  (2) After a bottle is opened:

    (i) the contents of the bottle may not be mixed with that of any other bottle; and

    (ii) the bottle shall be destroyed when empty.

(g)

  (1) The license may be used for a maximum of:

    (i) 12 days in a licensing year for a 12-tasting license; and

    (ii) 24 days in a licensing year for a 24-tasting license.

  (2) A beer tasting may not last longer than 4 hours.

(h) The annual license fees are:

  (1) $100 for a 12-tasting license; and

  (2) $200 for a 24-tasting license.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)