Got my TTB approval in what seems like record time

[AGB]

I got an email today from TTB notifying me that I had been approved. I had been looking online about every day the last month. I did not look yesterday which was Friday. But today, there it was. So I logged on and yep, the status had changed to Approved. So here is where it gets crazy: TTB records first show my application on 12/12/2018. So if I count the business days and delete Christmas, New Year's Day and President's Day, that was 59 days (if I counted correctly). Then I did a search and Google said the government shutdown was 35 days. So that means 24 days. I did use a "Beer Lawyer" to file my application and they have done quite a few. So maybe, that money was well spent.

[PorterBrewingCo]

We got our approval on Monday 3/11/19. We submitted our application for brewery and winery on 12/20/18, had a request for some corrections on 3/7/19 and by Monday the corrections were accepted and same day fully approved. They are definitely moving things along.

Cheers!

[drbenj1]

Applied on 12/6/2108 and received mine on 3/7/2019. Filled mine out on my own, and no corrections were needed. One 5 minute phone conversation and it was approved as we were speaking. I was surprised how easy it was.

[lowfisherman]

I got an email today from TTB notifying me that I had been approved. I had been looking online about every day the last month. I did not look yesterday which was Friday. But today, there it was. So I logged on and yep, the status had changed to Approved. So here is where it gets crazy: TTB records first show my application on 12/12/2018. So if I count the business days and delete Christmas, New Year's Day and President's Day, that was 59 days (if I counted correctly). Then I did a search and Google said the government shutdown was 35 days. So that means 24 days. I did use a "Beer Lawyer" to file my application and they have done quite a few. So maybe, that money was well spent.

Encouraging to hear! I am going to work for a brewery that is waiting on TTB approval it's the biggest roadblock to starting to brew beer right now! hoping to hear good news soon!

[esbq]

Similar experience here. Submitted the beginning of Dec, 2018. Government shutdown 1 month, got approved mid-Feb 2019. Having the paperwork filled out properly with minimal corrections needed seemed to help us too.

[RMKbrews]

I don't know how the TTB got caught up on the backlog from the government shutdown, but they're doing an incredible job.
I got my approval notice on Friday - one month to the day from completing the submission, and with no questions.

[pubbrewer]

Yes I applied Feb 7 2019 and got the phone call on Friday April 5 for one change..Received approval on Monday April 8th..so less than 60 days! Incredibly helpful people! Now for the state!

[Brew Law]

Results vary, often depending on which reviewer you are working with. The posted average processing times are an AVERAGE, with outliers on both sides. Having a mostly clean application almost always results in faster processing times. Good luck!