United Kingdom: Number of UK breweries surges to 1,700 as demand for craft beer rockets
United Kingdom: Number of UK breweries surges to 1,700 as demand for craft beer rockets Mirror By Alan Jones October 3, 2016 Drinkers are prepared to pay premium prices for artisan booze, making brewing a profitable business according to a new report Jon Swain of the Hackney Brewery in east London rolling a barrel of beer […]
Asia: Kids risk drinking themselves to death
Asia: Kids risk drinking themselves to death The Standard By Carain Yeung October 3, 2016 Nearly 40 percent of Secondary Three students have consumed alcohol, with some aged just eight when they first tried it. Such facts were being pointed to with alarm yesterday as the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing, the Hong Kong College […]
PA: Pennsylvania 1st state to allow direct shipping of wine from abroad
PA: Pennsylvania 1st state to allow direct shipping of wine from abroad Triblive By Kari Andren October 1, 2016 When Pennsylvania lawmakers revised the state’s alcohol laws this summer, they gave residents the ability to have wine shipped from any winery in the world to their doorstep. The move jolted Pennsylvania from a handful of states […]