Massachusetts: Mass. wants to update its alcohol laws. Not all are happy
Massachusetts: Mass. wants to update its alcohol laws. Not all are happy Health advocates oppose loosening sought by business Source: Boston Globe By Dan Adams MAY 30, 2017 When Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg last year announced a major push to rewrite the state’s alcohol laws, the message was clear: Our antiquated and […]
Slow Death of Bars, Rise of Restaurants is Bad for Beer
Slow Death of Bars, Rise of Restaurants is Bad for Beer Source: Beer Business Daily MAY 31, 2017 Neighborhood bars are dropping like flies, and restaurants are popping up like mushrooms. Since 2004, the former has declined by 12,766 units, while the latter has increased by 60,906, according to stats shared by Nielsen […]
Senators Renew Fight To Lift Cuba Embargo
Senators Renew Fight To Lift Cuba Embargo Source: Law360 By Alex Lawson May 26, 2017 The long-running legislative effort to liberalize U.S.-Cuba trade began anew on Thursday as a bipartisan group of 14 senators introduced a bill to lift the Cold War-era embargo on the island nation. Spearheading the latest iteration of the embargo repeal […]
SOUTH KOREA INVENTS HANGOVER-CURE ICE CREAM
SOUTH KOREA INVENTS HANGOVER-CURE ICE CREAM Source: the drinks business by Natalie Wang 26th May, 2017 Curing a hangover has never been so delicious and sweet, as a South Korean company says it has invented an ice cream bar that will nurse you back to your normal self after a night of heavy drinking. The […]
The PicoBrew Pico: Getting closer to a counter-top beer-making machine (Excerpt)
The PicoBrew Pico: Getting closer to a counter-top beer-making machine (Excerpt) Source: ars TECHNICA MEGAN GEUSS 5/20/2017 I’m in my mother’s kitchen in Los Angeles drinking a beer with my sister on a hot spring afternoon. The beer is a bready, hoppy IPA without any overwhelming flavors that would make you think too hard. The […]
First-ever prohibition museum opens in Savannah
First-ever prohibition museum opens in Savannah WSAV By Martin Staunton May 29, 2017 (SAVANNAH) A new attraction opens in the Hostess City this Memorial Day. it examines a chapter in American history that gave rise to organized crime. The Prohibition Museum is now open to visitors. Kayla Black, the museum director, says the soft opening is […]
Gastric bypass poses concerning risk for alcohol problems, study says
Gastric bypass poses concerning risk for alcohol problems, study says Pittsburgh Post-Gazette By Jill Daly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 30, 2017 Digging deeper than previous research, a study that followed weight-loss surgery patients over seven years found those who had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass had twice the risk of developing “alcohol use disorder” than those who had […]
India: Supreme Court directs liquor companies to move their stocks out of Bihar by July 31
India: Supreme Court directs liquor companies to move their stocks out of Bihar by July 31 The Times of India By Amit Anand Choudhary, TNN May 29, 2017 NEW DELHI: In a big relief to liquor companies which are holding their stocks worth more than Rs 200 crore in Bihar, the Supreme Court on Monday granted them […]
Finland: Working group meets to iron out details of alcohol law reform
Finland: Working group meets to iron out details of alcohol law reform Helsinki Times Aleksi Teivainen – HT May 24, 2017 A governmental working group convened yesterday to re-commence its discussions about the upcoming reform of Finland’s alcohol legislation more than a year after finding an agreement on the reform bill, Outi Mäkelä (NCP), […]
How Alcohol & Gut Fungus Team Up to Damage Your Liver
How Alcohol & Gut Fungus Team Up to Damage Your Liver LIVE Science By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer May 23, 2017 Heavy drinking can lead to liver disease, but a new study suggests that it’s not just the alcohol that damages the liver — fungi that commonly live in the human gut appear to […]