Brook Bristow is the founder/owner of Bristow Beverage Law where he primarily focuses on food and beverage law, representing breweries, brewpubs, wineries, cideries, meaderies, distributors, restaurants, and retailers. He is a member of the Brewers Association, is the president of the Craft Beer Attorney Coalition, contributes to CHSBeer.org, is a co-founder of Greenville Craft Beer Week, is an award winning homebrewer and former president of the Upstate Brewtopians homebrew club, is a Cicerone Program Certified Beer Server, and currently serves as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Brewers Guild. Brook’s undergraduate degree is from the University of South Carolina and his law degree is from Mercer University. He is licensed in the state of South Carolina.
Professional Memberships and Associations
- Brewers Association, Member, 2012 – Present
- South Carolina Brewers Guild, Affiliate Member
- Craft Beer Attorney Coalition, Member, 2015 – Present
- State Bar of South Carolina, Member, 2007 – Present
- Greenville County Bar Association, Member, 2011 –Present
- District Court of South Carolina, 2007 – Present
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2007 – Present
Honors and Awards
- F.X. Matt Defense of the Small Brewing Industry (Brewers Association), 2015
BEER OF SC 
I like what you are doing with your blog.
Thank you very much! Cheers.
Brook, Like what you have going on…Could you do a post including more details on the three tier system in South Carolina? As I understand it, I could not open a small micro brewery and a restaurant serving alcohol (seperate businesses). Brewpub vs. Taproom…Growlers? Can retailers brew onsite? thanks
Would love to. Thanks for the suggestion. Want to do more legal with this blog.
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