Note: This is not a legal document; this is the most recent copy of the law that I could find. It is not to be used for any more then information purposes nor should it be used for legal advice.
Maine
The Statute
Title 28-A, Part 3, Subpart 3, Chapter 51, Subchapter II, § 1356 provides that any person not licensed by the state commission who manufactures for sale any liquor, and any person who sells any liquor manufactured by him without a license in the State, commits a Class E crime.
Summary
No provision, exception or exemption exists for the homebrewing. It seems homebrewing might not violate the law if beer is not produced for sale. Section 1356 requires a license for the manufacture of any liquor for sale. Malt liquor includes "beverages made with malt liquor, but to which no spirits are added."
Massachusetts
The Statute
Massachusetts law Part I, Title XX, Chapter 138, § 3 permits the manufacture or storage of alcoholic beverages by a person for his own private use.
Summary
§ 3 enables production of alcoholic beverages for private use. Alcoholic beverages are defined as "any liquid intended for human consumption as a beverage and containing one half of one per cent or more of alcohol by volume at sixty degrees Fahrenheit."
New Hampshire
The Statute
Title XIII, Chapter 175, § 175:5-b provides that a license or permit is not required for the manufacture of family beer by persons over age 21 for personal or family use, and not for sale.
Summary
Limited production of beer for home consumption Is legal. The law allows for transportation of the homebrew from the home for meetings, competitions, tastings, and for personal use.
Vermont
The Statute
Title 7: Alcoholic Beverages, Chapter 3: Prohibited Acts
§ 65. Home-fermented malt and vinous beverages; tasting event
§ 65. Home-fermented malt and vinous beverages; tasting event
(a) A person of legal age may, without obtaining a license under this title or paying state taxes or fees, produce malt or vinous beverages, or both, at home provided that the amount of home-fermented beverages produced by that person does not exceed the quantities limitation in 26 U.S.C. §§ 5053 and 5042.
(b) Home-fermented beverages produced pursuant to this section may be transported to and offered for tasting at an organized event, exhibition, or competition held for home-fermented beverages, provided all the following conditions are met:
(1) The sponsor provides written notice of the event to the department no later than 10 days prior to the date of the event. The notice shall include a description of the delineated area in which the tastings will be offered, and in the case of a competition, the names of the judges hired by the sponsor.
(2) The public is not charged a fee for the tastings or for admission to the event, exhibition or competition. However, the sponsor may charge a fee to the producers of home-fermented beverages for their participation in the event.
(3) Tastings of home-fermented beverages are offered only within the delineated area specified in the notice to the department.
(4) No home-fermented beverages may be sold or offered for sale to the public, and all unused home-fermented beverages shall be disposed of by the permit holder.
(5) The event will be conducted in compliance with all the requirements of this title.
(1) The sponsor provides written notice of the event to the department no later than 10 days prior to the date of the event. The notice shall include a description of the delineated area in which the tastings will be offered, and in the case of a competition, the names of the judges hired by the sponsor.
(2) The public is not charged a fee for the tastings or for admission to the event, exhibition or competition. However, the sponsor may charge a fee to the producers of home-fermented beverages for their participation in the event.
(3) Tastings of home-fermented beverages are offered only within the delineated area specified in the notice to the department.
(4) No home-fermented beverages may be sold or offered for sale to the public, and all unused home-fermented beverages shall be disposed of by the permit holder.
(5) The event will be conducted in compliance with all the requirements of this title.
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