On May 28, the New Jersey State Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control issued a new special ruling clarifying the privileges of limited or “craft” brewery licenses in the state. The new ruling came six months after a previous ruling had been suspended due to industry and public outcry.

The division drafted the new ruling after an extensive outreach effort to meet with industry leaders, individual craft brewery owners, members of the state Legislature, and others whose objections led the division…