We Won!

First of all, thank you all for your past support of the Hobby Distiller's Association!  Without your support our push to legalize hobby distilling in the United States would have never gotten off the ground, but here we are, still keeping up the fight over 10 years later!

As you likely recall, the HDA put up a good fight several years ago trying to get hobby distilling legalized in the United States.  Despite being on a bill with more than 50% support in both chambers of Congress, our bill failed to be brought to the floor for a vote.  There was pushback from distilling industry associations, and we feel pretty strongly that this was the reason that our bill was dropped.  It was reintroduced almost immediately in the subsequent session, with our provision removed, and was put to the floor right away, passing with strong support.

Well, we never gave up the fight, and teamed up with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, to challenge the constitutionality of the law.  This went to court back in April, and the presiding judge issued their ruling on July 10th, 2024.

WE WON! 

Yes, that is outstanding news for our fight, and all of you who would like to distill legally. However, it was not 100% good news. First, the government may choose to appeal, and the judge stayed the ruling for 14 days to give the government time to do so. Second, this does not preclude individual states from making it illegal to distill at home as a hobby. Still, let's take this as a huge win, and a tremendous step forward! You can read more about the lawsuit and judgement by clicking the link below.

Federal Judge Grants Injunction on Hobby Distilling