New Mexico: ‘Regressive’ alcohol tax brews in Senate
New Mexico: ‘Regressive’ alcohol tax brews in Senate Source: Las Cruces Bulletin By BILLY HUNTSMAN Feb 13, 2017 New Mexicans can expect to pay substantially more for their craft beers, wines, ciders and liquor if state Sen. Cisco McSorley (D, Albuquerque) gets his way. His bill, SB314, seeks to raise New Mexico’s […]
Tokyo restaurant offers all-you-can-drink beer plans starting at Y100
Tokyo restaurant offers all-you-can-drink beer plans starting at Y100 JAPAN Today By Casey Baseel, RocketNews24 February 13, 2017 TOKYO — One of Japanese advertisers’ favorite phrases is “one coin,” used to describe goods and services which can be purchased using a single yen coin. Usually, they’re referring to the 500-yen coin, the largest-denomination piece […]
Cans or Bottles: What’s Worse for the Environment?
Cans or Bottles: What’s Worse for the Environment? VinePair By Nick Hines February 12, 2017 Macro brewers no longer own canned beer. More and more craft breweries are adding cans to their lineups because they’re cheap, they travel well, and they keep damaging light from hitting the beer inside. So the switch is good […]
Kansas: Kansas grocery stores lobby for right to sell wine, beer
Kansas: Kansas grocery stores lobby for right to sell wine, beer Source: The Capital-Journal February 13th A coalition of Kansas grocery stores and a lone Kansas consumer Monday shared with a House committee reasons for breaking free of a state law limiting certain businesses to selling 3.2 percent beer and allowing them to […]
West Virginia: Governor Justice names Wooton Commissioner of WV Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
West Virginia: Governor Justice names Wooton Commissioner of WV Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Source: Alcohol Beverage Control Administration 2/10/2017 Governor Jim Justice has announced that Fred Wooton has been selected as the new commissioner of the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration. Wooton has been with the state ABCA for more than […]
Uganda Loses $172 Million Though Illicit Alcohol
Uganda Loses $172 Million Though Illicit Alcohol Source: All Africa February 10, 2017 Uganda loses US$172m about Shs616bn in taxes annually to trade and production of illicit alcohol, a study released by Euromonitor International on the Alcohol Beverage Market in Uganda 2015, has revealed. “Illicit alcohol production is larger than legal production […]
MARIJUANA ACCESS LINKED TO DECREASED ALCOHOL, OPIOID USAGE, COMPANY SAYS
MARIJUANA ACCESS LINKED TO DECREASED ALCOHOL, OPIOID USAGE, COMPANY SAYS Source: Newsweek BY KELSEY DRAIN 2/11/17 Coming home after a long day at work has become synonymous with pouring a big glass of wine, but is this long-held American tradition changing? California-based medical marijuana technology company Eaze just released a new report […]
Iceland: Microbreweries protest proposed abolishment of the state monopoly liquor stores
Iceland: Microbreweries protest proposed abolishment of the state monopoly liquor stores Iceland Magazine By Staff February 10, 2017 Members from four parties in parliament have submitted a bill to abolish the current state monopoly on the retail distribution of alcoholic beverages. Currently drinks containing more than 2.25% alcohol by volume can only be sold […]
India: Beer sales could drop 40% on highway sale ban, says UB
India: Beer sales could drop 40% on highway sale ban, says UB Also, UB saw its primary volumes go down 8% in the current quarter due to note ban Business-Standard By Apurva Venkat, Bengaluru February 10, 2017 United Breweries Ltd (UBL), India’s largest beer maker and majority-owned by Dutch firm Heineken, has said that […]
Total Wine Set to Fight Suspension from State Alcohol Commission
Total Wine Set to Fight Suspension from State Alcohol Commission Everett Independent-Everett Massachusetts Newspaper By Independent Staff, By Seth Daniel February 10, 2017 MASSACHUSETTS – Though they have been open in Everett less than one year, already the Total Wine and More store in the Gateway Mall is staring down a suspension – and […]