OK: Two Ways Oklahoma’s Alcohol Laws Could Change Next Year
OK: Two Ways Oklahoma’s Alcohol Laws Could Change Next Year NPR By Nomin Ujiyediin May 25, 2017 Republicans and Democrats are still battling over ways to fill Oklahoma’s budget shortfall. The two parties have found little common ground on tax revenue, but they have been able to agree on some items that could make […]
Drizly Brings Largest Online Alcohol Marketplace to Phoenix
Drizly Brings Largest Online Alcohol Marketplace to Phoenix Phoenix imbibers can now shop multiple local retailers at once and enjoy unrivaled selection, price comparisons and options for convenient delivery or in-store pickup Business Wire May 25, 2017 BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Drizly, the technology company behind the first and largest e-commerce alcohol app, brings a revolutionary way […]
Indiana: Lawmakers to study Indiana’s alcohol laws, including Sunday sales ban
Indiana: Lawmakers to study Indiana’s alcohol laws, including Sunday sales ban Source: Post Tribune Brian Slodysko May 25, 2017 Legislative leaders formally announced Thursday that they will form a study commission to look at ways to overhaul Indiana’s antiquated and confounding alcohol laws. Lawmakers announced 51 specific issues that will be given […]
Florida: Local companies cheer Gov. Scott’s veto of liquor-sales bill
Florida: Local companies cheer Gov. Scott’s veto of liquor-sales bill Source: The Ledger By Kevin Bouffard May 25, 2017 Two Central Florida companies who opposed the bill ending the state’s “liquor wall” greeted Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of the bill warmly on Thursday. “Governor Scott’s decision to veto the bill means the […]
Decline in Global Beverage Alcohol Consumption Accelerates
Decline in Global Beverage Alcohol Consumption Accelerates Source: IWSR May 26, 2017 According to the IWSR’s latest data release (2016 data), the consumption of alcoholic drinks is declining at an increasingly faster rate than has been previously reported by other data companies. For 2016, the IWSR reports that the global market for alcoholic […]
How can beer appeal to a female audience?
How can beer appeal to a female audience? Source: BeverageDaily.com May 24, 2017 Stereotypes about beer being ‘a man’s drink’ still need to be tackled, and more efforts need to be made to introduce women to the wide variety of beer styles available through tastings and education, says Annabel Smith, a freelance trainer […]
The science of day drinking: Experts reveal why alcohol can affect us differently during daytime
The science of day drinking: Experts reveal why alcohol can affect us differently during daytime Studies have found that alcohol sensitivity heightens at night Another expert said while drinking during the day you tend to sit and eat longer Also found that BAC reaches its peak when the person is under duress Source: […]
Florida: Gov. Rick Scott vetoes ‘liquor wall’ bill
Florida: Gov. Rick Scott vetoes ‘liquor wall’ bill Source: Orlando Sentinel Gray Rohrer May 24, 2017 Florida’s so-called “liquor wall” won’t be coming down after all. Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill late Wednesday that would have removed a Prohibition-era law requiring liquor to be sold in separate stores from groceries and […]
Are we sure alcohol products are safe?
Are we sure alcohol products are safe? Source: Public Action Management By Pamela S. Erickson May 24, 2017 In 2012, the Czech Republic experienced a horrible episode of methanol poisoning from a tainted alcohol product. All of a sudden people were hospitalized and soon 42 had died. Methanol is a form of alcohol […]
TOTAL WINE’S “DON’T LIKE A LAW, CHANGE IT” APPROACH IS WORKING
TOTAL WINE’S “DON’T LIKE A LAW, CHANGE IT” APPROACH IS WORKING Source: Beer Business Daily May 23, 2017 Total Wine isn’t the type to shy away from a state because of its alcohol regulations. Nope, the nation’s largest bev alc retailer moves where it wants to and if the state’s regulations don’t jive […]