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Licensing board allows Canned Heat permits for summer dates; conditions restrict on-site drinking at farmers market
Summary
The board approved a batch of permits for Canned Heat, including two dates at the carousel and a series of farmers-market appearances, and added a condition that alcohol sold at the farmer's market be for take-home only, not for on-site consumption.
The Licensing Board approved a series of one-day permits for Canned Heat covering multiple summer dates, including May 24 and a set of farmer’s-market dates, with a board-imposed condition limiting consumption at the farmers market.
Applicant Christopher Martin Jr. said the May 24 and June 15 appearances would be at the carousel and involve on-site pours; the board permitted those events with on-site service limited to the carousel area. For planned sales at the new Purchase Street farmers market, the board placed a condition that any alcoholic purchases be packaged for take-away and not consumed on site.
Board members and applicants discussed Massachusetts law enabling craft breweries to sell packaged products at farmers markets and noted the difference between a to-go sale (four-packs to take home) and an on-site pour. A neighborhood supporter spoke in favor of the farmers-market plan during public comment.
The board recorded a motion approving the listed dates and times with the stated condition restricting on-site consumption at the farmers-market location; the motion passed.
