Publix now delivering alcohol to your doorstep
Publix now delivering alcohol to your doorstep Source: WFTS Nov 24, 2017 If you’ve dreamt of alcohol being delivered to your doorstep, especially during the holidays, then you’re in luck. Publix has team up with Instacart to deliver beer, wine, liquor and mixers from its liquor stores. All you have to […]
SMOKY BARS ARE GARBAGE AND RUIN DRINKING
SMOKY BARS ARE GARBAGE AND RUIN DRINKING Source: VinePair Adam Teeter November 23, 2017 During the holidays many of us will journey to far-flung hometowns to share meals with our families, and drink regrettable Jack-and-Cokes with our high-school classmates at townie dives. If, like me, you hail from one of the 14 states […]
Cultural values can be a strong predictor of alcohol consumption
Cultural values can be a strong predictor of alcohol consumption Medical Xpress November 20, 2017 Countries with populations that value autonomy and harmony tend to have higher average levels of alcohol consumption than countries with more traditional values, such as hierarchy and being part of a collective. This new research finding, published today in open-access […]
Drinking Alone Leads to Divorce—In Rodents
Drinking Alone Leads to Divorce—In Rodents National Geographic By Jason G. Goldman November 19, 2017 There are more than a thousand kinds of rodents scampering about our planet, but prairie voles are special. Unlike most, these creatures form monogamous pair bonds, and they also like to drink alcohol, features that make the North American grassland […]
US Troops in Japan Banned From Drinking
US Troops in Japan Banned From Drinking dtn November 20, 2017 TOKYO (AP) — U.S. military personnel in Okinawa have been restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was arrested over a crash that killed a Japanese man. Police on the southern Japanese island arrested 21-year-old Nicholas James-McLean late Sunday on […]
Missouri: Major Brands is Offering 500 FREE Rides Home on the Biggest Bar Night of the Year-Thanksgiving Eve
Missouri: Major Brands is Offering 500 FREE Rides Home on the Biggest Bar Night of the Year-Thanksgiving Eve Rides are offered through Safe Home After Every Occasion™, Major Brands’ social responsibility program that wants you to make planning your ride home before socializing a habit. Source: Major Brands Premium Beverage Distributors November 20, […]
NE: Columbus City Council Takes 1st Step in Allowing Liquor Sales Before Noon on Sunday
NE: Columbus City Council Takes 1st Step in Allowing Liquor Sales Before Noon on Sunday News Channel Nebraska By Jon Kipper November 20, 2017 COLUMBUS, Neb. – The Columbus City Council voted on Monday to rescind what some residents call an archaic law. The council voted 6-2 on allowing the sale of liquor on Sunday morning, […]
Alcohol abuse: The drunkest city in every state (Excerpt)
Alcohol abuse: The drunkest city in every state (Excerpt) Source: USA Today Samuel Stebbins and Evan Comen Nov. 21, 2017 Excessive drinking claims the lives of tens of thousands of Americans each year and is responsible for about 1 in every 10 deaths among working-age adults. Alcohol abuse also takes a heavy economic […]
Minimum alcohol price introduced in Scotland on May 1
Minimum alcohol price introduced in Scotland on May 1 Source: The Telegraph Simon Johnson, scottish political editor 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Scotland’s minimum price for alcohol will start on May 1 next year, the SNP’s Health Minister has announced amid pressure on her to increase her planned cost of 50p per unit. Shona […]
Where unsellable wine goes to die and become fuel for your car’s gas tank
Where unsellable wine goes to die and become fuel for your car’s gas tank Source: Quartz Written by John Capone November 21, 2017 The first thing you notice is the smell. An acrid eau-de-wet-garbage mixed with electrical fire and burning diesel. Mad Max meets scratch and sniff. Breweries and distilleries have a […]