Florida Statute 563.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIV
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

Chapter 563
BEER AND MALT BEVERAGES

View Entire Chapter

563.01 Definitions.—The term:

(1) “Beer” means a brewed beverage that meets the federal definition of beer in 27 C.F.R. s. 25.11 and contains less than 6 percent alcohol by volume.

(2) “Malt beverage” means any brewed beverage containing malt.

The terms “beer” and “malt beverage” have the same meaning when either term is used in the Beverage Law. The terms do not include alcoholic beverages that require a certificate of label approval by the Federal Government as wine or as distilled spirits.

History.—s. 3, ch. 72-230; s. 47, ch. 2017-36.

Note.—Former s. 561.01(3).

F.S. 563.01 on Google Scholar

F.S. 563.01 on CourtListener

Amendments to 563.01

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 563.01

Total Results: 1 | Sort by: Relevance | Newest First

Copy

Castlewood Int'l Corp. v. Wynne, 305 So. 2d 773 (Fla. 1974).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1974 Fla. LEXIS 4110

...aining more than one per cent of alcohol by weight”, and the words “intoxicating beverage” and “intoxicating liquor” mean “only those [alcoholic beverages] containing more than three and two-tenths per cent of alcohol by weight.” Under § 563.01, F.S., relative to “beer”, as well as malt beverages, it is defined to mean all brewed beverages containing malt, and § 564.01 defines “wine” to mean “all beverages made from fresh fruits, berries, or grapes, either by natural fermentation or by natural fermentation with brandy added ....

This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.