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Bartender Mia Coleman pours a citra kolsch at Backswing Brewery on Wednesday. A pair of bills heard by state lawmakers on the General Affairs Committee last week would allow craft brewers to distribute their own beers to retailers if they are unable to find a distributor willing to put them in a certain market.

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Customers drink beer at Backswing Brewery in a 2022 file photo. Backswing announced last week it would cease operations immediately.

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Backswing Brewing Company co-owner Cory Sinclair talks about the legislation affecting distribution for breweries in Nebraska.

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Aria Ferreira of Lincoln, 5, plays in a sea of bubbles during Make Believe Midnight at Lincoln Children's Museum, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Instead of featuring balloons drops, the museum switched to using bubbles this year to celebrate New Year's Eve. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Kelsey Slauson (L) and Terry Twaddell, co-owners of Zen Llama, work in the disc golf store on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in the College View neighborhood. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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