Budweiser Uses Giveaway Fridges to Freeze Out Rivals, State Alleges (Additional coverage)

Budweiser Uses Giveaway Fridges to Freeze Out Rivals, State Alleges (Additional coverage)   Massachusetts report alleges a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch gave out bar equipment as incentives   Source: WSJ By Jennifer Levitz May 16, 2017   A battle is brewing in Massachusetts between state regulators and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV over allegations the beer giant has […]

Low and no alcohol beer

Low and no alcohol beer   Source: BeverageDaily.com May 16, 2017   Beer – in the minds of most consumers at least – is an alcoholic drink, perhaps most commonly consumed after work or during the evening, at a bar, a BBQ, or at home.   But industry experts believe that NABLAB has the potential […]

Drunk Driver Claims She Only Drank 15 Non-Alcoholic Beers

Drunk Driver Claims She Only Drank 15 Non-Alcoholic Beers A drunk driver says she only drank non-alcoholic beer, but nobody believes her   The Daily Meal By Elizabeth Licata, Editor May 14, 2017 A woman arrested for drunk driving last week is insisting that she could not be at fault because she only drank 15 […]

MN: Rogue liquor store agrees to $50,000 fine for Sunday opening

MN:  Rogue liquor store agrees to $50,000 fine for Sunday opening Washington Times By Associated Press May 14, 2017 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minneapolis liquor store Surdyk’s (SUR’-diks) has agreed to pay a much larger fine than first envisioned for jumping the gun on a state law allowing Sunday sales. Jim Surdyk opened his store on Sunday, […]

Boy, 13, is treated in hospital for alcohol poisoning after collapsing

The pictures that will horrify parents everywhere: Boy, 13, is treated in hospital for alcohol poisoning after collapsing when he binged on vodka at SCHOOL to ‘fit in with the popular kids’ (Excerpt)   Chase Owen, 13, collapsed after drinking alcohol someone brought into school His mother Jo found the teenager slumped in their garden […]

Heineken targets global leadership with new zero alcohol beer

Heineken targets global leadership with new zero alcohol beer   Source: Reuters May 13th   Dutch brewer Heineken (HEIN.AS) has launched a non-alcoholic version of its namesake beer with the aim of becoming the global leader in a part of the market growing faster than the average.   The world’s second largest beer maker launched […]

Ireland: Excise on beer in Ireland is 1000% higher than Germany

Ireland: Excise on beer in Ireland is 1000% higher than Germany   Offaly Express By Justin Kelly May 12, 2017 Ireland’s beer excise duty is 1,000% higher than Germany’s and the second highest in the EU. That’s according to a new report, ‘Tax on Alcohol in Europe: Where Does Ireland Rank?,’ authored by Dublin City […]

Current and Binge Drinking Among High School Students — United States, 1991–2015

Current and Binge Drinking Among High School Students — United States, 1991–2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention May 12, 2017 Summary What is already known about this topic? Each year from 2006 to 2010, excessive alcohol consumption was responsible for approximately 4,300 deaths among persons aged <21 years, and, in 2010, underage drinking cost […]