Craft beer sales take a hit from marijuana and wine?
Craft beer sales take a hit from marijuana and wine? Source: FoodDive Emma Liem March 7, 2017 Wine and marijuana are taking market share from the craft beer category, according to Brew Bound. Beer’s dollar share declined 0.3% to 49.2% last year, with wine taking 32.9% of beer industry revenue and marijuana 7.1%. […]
SB VOICES: ALCOHOL, GENDER AND NOT DRINKING
SB VOICES: ALCOHOL, GENDER AND NOT DRINKING Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 3rd March, 2017 In this week’s SB Voices opinion column, Kristiane Sherry explores whether the industry is doing enough to tackle stereotypes associated with not drinking – especially for women and gender variant people. Earlier this week a friend sent across […]
Massachusetts: New Boston liquor license plan to target neighborhoods
Massachusetts: New Boston liquor license plan to target neighborhoods Source: Boston Globe By Meghan E. Irons MARCH 06, 2017 City officials will lay out plans Monday for a significant expansion of Boston’s liquor licenses, proposing 152 of them, including dozens to help attract nightlife to such neighborhoods as Mattapan, Roxbury, and East Boston. The proposal […]
Moonshine: A Global History by R Street Institute’s Kevin R. Kosar published
Moonshine: A Global History by R Street Institute’s Kevin R. Kosar published Source: Kevin R. Kosar Mar. 7, 2017 Despite its reputation as a product of ramshackle stills hidden away in the Appalachian Mountains, moonshine has a long and storied global history. No matter where you go on earth, there is a local […]
Utah: House passes alcohol bill sponsor says was lesson in ‘collaboration and finding balance’
Utah: House passes alcohol bill sponsor says was lesson in ‘collaboration and finding balance’ Source: KSL.com By Marjorie Cortez Mar 4th, 2017 The Utah House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Friday that makes significant changes to Utah’s alcohol laws, among them giving restaurants that serve alcohol alternatives to the so-called “Zion curtain.” […]
Responsible Beverage Service in the 51st State
Responsible Beverage Service in the 51st State Source: RR Forum Dr. Brad Krevor March 7, 2017 When every state has widely varying laws and policies regarding Responsible Beverage Service (RBS), how can we assess the widely different approaches for achieving responsible alcohol sales and service? The approach that will be taken in […]
Colorado lawmakers defeat bill to allow liquor sales in Walmart and Target
Colorado lawmakers defeat bill to allow liquor sales in Walmart and Target Senate Bill 143 sparked a contentious debate and a dramatic vote Source: The Denver Post JOHN FRANK March 6, 2017 Colorado lawmakers defeated a measure to allow liquor sales in Walmart and Target in an extraordinary vote Monday that suggested […]
Man wins bet chugging bottle of tequila, dies minutes later
Man wins bet chugging bottle of tequila, dies minutes later Source: New York Post By Fox News March 3, 2017 A 23-year-old man died after chugging a bottle of tequila during a friendly wager at a Dominican nightclub. He won $630 but just minutes later he lost his life. The cause […]
A-B AGREES TO PAY CALIFORNIA $200k IN TIED-HOUSE SETTLEMENT
A-B AGREES TO PAY CALIFORNIA $200k IN TIED-HOUSE SETTLEMENT Source: Beer Business Daily March 3rd Coolers, draft systems, TV monitors, oh my! California law prohibits distributors providing items of value to retailers under tied-house rules. A-B owns several branch wholesalers in California. So in mid-2016, A-B says it approached the California ABC […]
Lowering the legal limit won’t save lives
Lowering the legal limit won’t save lives Most drunk drivers who kill are already ignoring the law Source: Washington Post By Richard Berman February 27, 2017 New traffic fatality data shows that U.S. motor-vehicle deaths increased by 6 percent last year. Legislators who want to look like they’re “doing something” to […]