Pioneers Of High-Quality Near Beer Are Banking On Non-Drinking Binges

Pioneers Of High-Quality Near Beer Are Banking On Non-Drinking Binges NPR November 15, 2017 Jeff Stevens decided to give up alcohol when he was 24. He’s 50 now — and he’s had no regrets about going sober for the sake of his health. Except for one thing: He has really missed good beer. “If you’re […]

Goldman Just Can’t Stop Raising Its Target on This Liquor Maker

Goldman Just Can’t Stop Raising Its Target on This Liquor Maker   Source: Bloomberg News November 14, 2017   Kweichow Moutai Co., the manufacturer of an expensive liquor popular in China, has a fan in Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   Goldman has raised its target price for the Shanghai-listed company 11 times this year. In […]

UK Supreme Court backs minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland

UK Supreme Court backs minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland   Source: beveragedaily.com November 15, 2017   In 2012 the Scottish Parliament passed legislation to introduce a minimum unit pricing for alcohol, as part of its efforts to improve public health, but the move was challenged by drinks associations and the case has been […]

WILL COCA-COLA MAKE A MOVE INTO ALCOHOL?

WILL COCA-COLA MAKE A MOVE INTO ALCOHOL?   Source: the drinks business by Phoebe French 15th November, 2017   An analyst from financial services company Wells Fargo has speculated that drinks giant Coca-Cola may announce plans to move into the alcoholic beverages market at its investor day on Thursday.   Wells Fargo has announced that […]

Frequent Alcohol Drinking Kills New Brain Cells in Adults

Frequent Alcohol Drinking Kills New Brain Cells in Adults Technology Networks November 14, 2017  Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently discovered that alcohol killed the stem cells residing in adult mouse brains. Because the brain stems cells create new nerve cells and are important to maintaining normal cognitive function, this […]

A Closer Look: Why Some Industries Suffer More From Substance Abuse Than Others

A Closer Look: Why Some Industries Suffer More From Substance Abuse Than Others 24/7 Wall Street By John Harrington November 13, 2017 Alcohol and illicit drug abuse are major burdens on American society, costing an estimated $442 billion annually in lost productivity and health care costs. The share of full-time workers who report monthly excessive alcohol use […]

Iowa: Iowans continue to drink more alcohol

Iowa: Iowans continue to drink more alcohol   Source: http://wcfcourier.com ROD BOSHART Nov 14, 2017   State policymakers toasted another year of higher alcohol sales in Iowa.   The 2017 annual report by the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division won’t be released officially until the agency’s oversight commission approves it, but division administrator Stephen Larson gave […]

Earliest evidence of wine found in giant, 8,000-year-old jars

Earliest evidence of wine found in giant, 8,000-year-old jars   Source: Washington Post By Ben Guarino November 13   At the next holiday dinner, when the discussion turns to politics and you reach for a second glass of merlot, consider this: Your social lubricant has 8,000-year-old roots. People were fermenting grapes and storing wine in […]