​​The fastest, easiest way to submit these forms and apply for a Brewery Permit is by using our free online tax portal, MyDORWAY. After logging in, select the More tab, then click Apply for a New Alcohol Beverage License.​​

• Application for Brewery, Winery, Liquor Manufacturer and Beer, Wine, and/or Liquor Wholesaler​ (ABL-90​2) – Select Brewery (PWY)
• Verification of Lawful Presence in the United States – Applicant and Principals (ABL-920)
• Applicant and Principal Consent and Waiver (ABL-946​​)
  • ​​If you’re applying on MyDORWAY, the ABL-920 and ABL-946 are part of the normal application workflow. You do not need to submit or attach a paper copy of the ABL-920 or ABL-946 if applying on MyDORWAY.​
• ABL Lease Supplemental Information (ABL-977​)
  • If you’re applying on MyDORWAY​, scan and upload the ABL-977 as an attachment.​​

As part of the application process, you must notify the public of your application​ by running an advertisement in an approved newspaper.​ The SCDOR will notify SLED to post a sign at your business location.

SLED sign posting

• ​A SLED agent must post and remove a sign at the proposed place of business.
• This sign must remain posted for at least 15 days and may be removed only by the SLED agent.
  • If the sign disappears before the SLED agent removes it, contact the SCDOR or SLED immediately.

Newspaper legal advertisement 

• You are required to notify the public of ​your application by placing a legal advertisement in an SCDOR-approved newspaper for your area at least once a week for three consecutive weeks.
  • See the ​Approved Newspapers for ABL Legal Advertisements list (​ABL-32)​.
    • ​If you submit your legal advertisement in a non-approved newspaper, you will be required to re-run an advertisement in an approved newspaper.
• The legal advertisement must:
  • State the type of license applied for and the exact location of the proposed business
  • Be posted in the legal notices section of the approved newspaper, or an equivalent section if the newspaper has no legal notices section
  • Be in large type and cover a space of one column wide and at least two inches deep
• You must submit an Affidavit of Publication from the newspaper running the legal advertisement.
  • If the newspaper does not submit the Affidavit of Publication on ​your behalf, you can attach the affidavit as part of the application on MyDORWAY.
  • The affidavit must include a copy of the advertisement.
  • The SCDOR will not issue your license until we receive an affidavit from an approved newspaper.

No. Only licensed breweries with 100% identical ownership can lawfully transfer beer between themselves. The annual transferred volume of beer cannot exceed the amount of beer annually produced by the receiving brewery. For more information, see the Craft Beer Economic Development Act >

Yes, sales under this license must be in conjunction with a brewery tour, unless the license holder also has a valid On-Premises Beer & Wine Permit.

Breweries may now sell up to 864 fluid ounces of beer per day to customers for off-premises consumption. The sales must be in conjunction with a tour of the brewery. If selling the beer in kegs up to 6.75 gallons, you must follow all keg tag requirements, including completing the ABL-907 and ABL-908. For more information, see the Craft Beer Economic Development Act >

No, Breweries and Wineries are prohibited from obtaining Special Event Permits.

No, this permit does not allow the holder to sell beer brewed off the premises, unless the license holders also has a valid On-Premises Beer & Wine Permit.

Yes, if you have a Liquor by the Drink License, you must meet all restaurant requirements listed in SC Code Section 61-6-1610. If you only sell beer and wine at your brewery under an On-Premise Beer & Wine Permit, you do not have to meet the full restaurant requirements, but you must have a food establishment permit or A grade from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture.

Yes, you must separate these areas with a permanent partition.​

Yes, breweries must maintain Liquor Liability Insurance at all times unless the location does not allow or offer on-premise consumption.

• SC Code Section 61-4-940 – Outlines three tier requirements
• SC Code Section 61-4-1​300 – Outlines territorial agreements
• SC Code Section 61-4-1515 – Outlines breweries, including the separation of the sales, service, consumption, and brewing processes and liquor liability insurance requirements​​​​