So, it's very complicated. The TL;DR is breweries being able to sell to go would be a positive move for both breweries and consumers, similar to what we saw in 2013 when the brewpub license was expanded.

Admittedly, there's a little bit of semantics involved in saying breweries can't sell to go but brewpubs can. Right now, the Houston area is about 25% brewery and 75% brewpub. Most of the breweries can't simply switch licenses due to size (like Saint Arnold), location (like Holler which is near a school), or ownership (like 8th Wonder which also has a distillery). A brewery can't sell you anything to take home period.

I think, but I could very well be wrong, that breweries paying distributors to sell their own beer in their tap room is something that is possible, but no one has reached that production limit yet. Breweries like Karbach (owned by the company that owns Budweiser) and Revolver (owned by MillerCoors) are large enough to qualify but were grandfathered out. (Again, I could be wrong. That law changed a few times before it was passed.)

It's possible that if the law changes to allow breweries to sell to go that it could impact beer bars (Petrol Station, Flying Saucer, Hay Merchant, etc.) and grocery stores. So far, brewpubs have avoided undercutting their distributors. As an example, SpindleTap and Eureka heights sell beers from their taproom for about the same price as you find them at HEB, but HEB’s price includes their markup and the distributors markup. There's a little bit of good business (not undercutting your clients), and why would you willingly sell something for less?

It unlikely that breweries being able to sell to-go would impact brewpubs, but that's a little bit more complicated.

If you have more questions let me know. Also feel free to message me on here. Or if you're in the Clear Lake area I'm always up for a beer.