A measure criticized as harmful to Nebraska's craft breweries has been defeated in the legislature.
Lawmakers voted 30-4 Wednesday to strip the plan out a larger alcohol bill.
It would have mandated that beer, produced by microbreweries, first go to a distributor's warehouse before it gets shipped to liquor stores, groceries and other outlets.
Craft brewers say it would have stifled an industry that has flourished throughout Nebraska.
