Restaurant’s beer club shut down statewide

Mellow Mushroom restaurants across the state were forced to stop their beer clubs last week because they violated rules on alcohol sales, according to the state ABC.

Alcohol Law Enforcement got a complaint about the program, investigated, and told Mellow Mushroom they were breaking the rules.

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