Brook Bristow is a South Carolina-based business attorney that primarily focuses on alcoholic beverage law, representing breweries, brewpubs, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and retailers. He primarily helps them (both those in planning and those that are established) comply with applicable business and employment laws, as well as on TTB compliance, licensing, formula and label approval, and in protecting intellectual property. He is a member of the Brewers Association, writes for the Southern Brew News, contributes to CHSBeer.org and BreweryLaw.com, is a co-founder of Greenville Craft Beer Week, is a former president of the Upstate Brewtopians homebrew club, is a Cicerone Program Certified Beer Server, and currently serves as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Brewers Guild. Brook’s undergraduate degree is from the University of South Carolinaand his law degree is from Mercer University. He is licensed in the state of South Carolina. He is a past winner of the F.X. Matt Defense of the Small Brewing Industry Award given by the Brewers Association.