Alcohol delivery to continue in Arkansas, local brewery talks about how it kept them afloat during pandemic The governor has signed Act 158 into law, which will allow businesses to continue to deliver alcohol permanently. Author: Bailey Devane Updated: 10:08 AM CST March 4, 2021 FORT SMITH, Ark. — Local breweries, liquor stores and taprooms were able to utilize alcohol delivery methods to make revenue during the majority of 2020. Governor Asa Hutchinson allowed alcohol deliveries temporarily at the start of the coronavirus pandemic but has now signed Act 158 into law, which will allow businesses to continue to deliver alcohol permanently. Owner of the Fort Smith Brewing Company Quentin Willard says alcohol deliveries saved his business when they had no other options. He says the revenue they made from deliveries allowed them to keep their business staffed and operational.