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Wholesale alcohol rules in Massachusetts

Whether a producer may sell direct to a retailer here, by beverage class. Each row says how well sourced it is: whether we read the statute ourselves, or are still working from our own notes or a secondary summary.

This is the producer-to-retailer lane. Sales through a licensed wholesaler are the ordinary route and are not what these rows describe. Nothing here is legal advice — it is a record of what we read, published so you can check it.

Beer

Open
  • No more than 50,000 gal/yr may move through this lane

M.G.L. c.138 s.19C(g)(4) — verified 2026-10-26.

Wine

Open

M.G.L. c.138 s.19B(g)(6), (g)(7) — verified 2026-10-26.

Spirits

Open
  • No more than 50,000 gal/yr may move through this lane

M.G.L. c.138 s.19E(h)(4) — verified 2026-10-26.

RTD / canned cocktails

Open

Derived from this state's beer, wine and spirits lanes (M.G.L. c.138 s.19C(g)(4); M.G.L. c.138 s.19B(g)(6), (g)(7); M.G.L. c.138 s.19E(h)(4))

A class not listed above is one nobody has read yet — not even a secondary summary. It is not a finding that Massachusetts forbids it. Every row above links the statute it rests on, so you can check the reading for yourself.