Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission news

As of this week, the AGLC passed a new policy that will once again see the selling of high alcohol beers allowed. Recently this had been decided against but with many concerned beer lovers writing in and expressing their views, among other reasons we're sure, the decision has been changed.

The policy now is around new mark-up rates. Best broken down on Canadian Beer News, the rates will include costs surrounding "the amount that the provincial agency adds and collects on top of the supplier’s price, customs and excise taxes and duties, and recycling and deposit fees"

"For beers under 11.9%, the mark-up rates remain at $0.20 to $0.98 per litre depending on the size of the brewery. Over 11.9%, the new rates are as follows:

Greater than 11.9% and less than or equal to 16% – $4.05 per litre
Greater than 16% and less than or equal to 22% – $9.90 per litre
Greater than 22% and less than or equal to 60% – $13.30 per litre"

This new mark-up went into effect December 17th

http://aglc.ca/pdf/quickfacts/markup_rates_schedule.pdf