Alcohol plays a pervasive part in many of our favorite fictional worlds
Alcohol plays a pervasive part in many of our favorite fictional worlds the pulse By Kelley J. Bostian September 13, 2017 In the dark reaches of a futuristic universe, the expansive lands of a poetic fantasy, the eerily familiar dystopian society—what could these fictional settings possibly have in common? If you guessed alcohol, you’re correct. […]
One in three pubs have closed since the 1970s as beer campaigners warn of more to come
One in three pubs have closed since the 1970s as beer campaigners warn of more to come Source: The Telegraph Katie Morley 14 SEPTEMBER 2017 Business rates rises will kill Britain’s pubs, beer campaigners have warned, as one in three have closed down since the 1970s. Over the past four and a half […]
Michigan: Bring competition to liquor sales
Michigan: Bring competition to liquor sales Source: The Detroit News Editorial Sept. 13, 2017 Regulators don’t often decide to regulate less. Yet the state liquor commission is attempting to do just that. It wants to open competition in the liquor store industry, and that effort serves well consumers who have suffered under the […]
Analysts say that self-driving cars could make people drink more alcohol (Additional Coverage)
Analysts say that self-driving cars could make people drink more alcohol (Additional Coverage) Source: Business Insider Rob Price Sep. 12, 2017 Self-driving cars are going to transform city streets, making our roads safer and our lives more efficient. But they will have other, less predictable consequences too – like helping people get […]
MI: House bills extend 0.08 drunken driving limit for 5 years
MI: House bills extend 0.08 drunken driving limit for 5 years McClatchy The Associated Press September 12, 2017 LANSING, MICH. – Legislation up for a vote in Michigan’s Legislature would continue the state’s 0.08 blood-alcohol limit for drunken driving until 2023. The limit is set to return to 0.10 in 2018, putting federal […]
Australia: ABS stats show alcohol consumption up for the first time in nine years
Australia: ABS stats show alcohol consumption up for the first time in nine years NT News By Phillippa Butt, NT News September 11, 2017 COULD you drink just over a can and a half of beer every day for a year? Or, for the wine drinkers, 11 glasses of white a week or […]
Older Men Drink More Regularly, but Younger Men Drink More
Older Men Drink More Regularly, but Younger Men Drink More Gallup By RJ Reinhart September 11, 2017 Older Men Drink More Regularly, but Younger Men Drink More 45% of U.S. men aged 50 and older say they drank alcohol in the last 24 hours 37% of men aged 18 to 49 say […]
‘I don’t want to feel guilty about having a drink’: Female-lead pressure group aims to fight back against ‘anti-alcohol lobby’ who ‘demonise’ booze
‘I don’t want to feel guilty about having a drink’: Female-lead pressure group aims to fight back against ‘anti-alcohol lobby’ who ‘demonise’ booze Drinkers’ Voice pressure group aims to lobby against ‘misleading’ advice Members argue that government advice can’t apply to everyone They want to take away the guilt that is associated with social drinking […]
Young drinkers say they are immune to alcohol warning labels
Young drinkers say they are immune to alcohol warning labels Source: BeverageDaily.com September 8th A team from Deakin University confirmed suspicions that Aussies aged between 18-25 were unconvinced by the labels. Forty Deakin students aged between 18 and 25 took part in the study. They were shown images of the warnings, and then alcohol labelling […]
Why Are So Many College Names Showing Up on Beer Bottles?
Why Are So Many College Names Showing Up on Beer Bottles? At least a half-dozen colleges, both public and private, have announced officially-licensed university-branded beers this year. Food & Wine By Mike Pomranz September 7, 2017 Colleges have long had to walk a delicate line with drinking. The majority of American undergraduate students will […]