Beer distribution laws differ from traditional

franchise laws that govern restaurant, retail and service

businesses in many ways, but they do share some commonalities.

As a matter of fact, many states now regulate

the relationship between those who brew or import beer

into a particular state, known as brewers, and those who

receive beer, warehouse beer and distribute beer to retailers,

known as distributors, by way of special relationship

statutes that have been patterned after, and closely resemble,

the relationship statutes many states have passed to

protect franchisees in traditional franchise relationships.