Columbia Manufacture of nonintoxicating beer or intoxicating liquor—Limitations on aggregate amount ordinance (§ 4-82)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article III. Nonintoxicating Beer
In short: Adults 21 or older don't need a license to make beer or liquor for personal or family use. A household may make up to 200 gallons per calendar year if it has two or more people over 21, or 100 gallons if only one person is over 21.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No person at least twenty-one (21) years of age shall be required to obtain a license to manufacture nonintoxicating beer or intoxicating liquor for personal or family use. The aggregate amount of nonintoxicating beer or intoxicating liquor manufactured per household shall not exceed two hundred (200) gallons per calendar year if there are two (2) or more persons over the age of twenty-one (21) years in such household, or one hundred
(100) gallons per calendar year if there is only one (1) person over the age of twenty-one (21) years in such household.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-82
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.