‘Shower Beer’ Is a Dedicated Beer for the Bathroom (Yes, This Is Real)

‘Shower Beer’ Is a Dedicated Beer for the Bathroom (Yes, This Is Real)   Source: People By Mike Pomranz JANUARY 6, 2017   Few beer drinking situations conjure up the relaxed romanticism of the “shower beer.” Showering evokes the idea of getting ready for something – be it the day or a night out on […]

IF YOUR COFFEE MAKER IS A KEURIG, IT CAN MAKE BEER, TOO

IF YOUR COFFEE MAKER IS A KEURIG, IT CAN MAKE BEER, TOO   Source: Digital Trends By Lulu Chang January 7, 2017   Your Keurig could soon be dispensing both uppers and downers. In the morning, you can insert K-cup for your coffee, and at night, insert a K-cup for your beer. Thanks to a […]

Starbucks to stop selling alcohol at more than 400 US stores

Starbucks to stop selling alcohol at more than 400 US stores   Source: K5 Associated Press January 07, 2017   Starbucks will stop selling beer and wine at more than 400 U.S. stores next week as it ends its “evenings” program.   The coffee chain says the “Starbucks Evenings” program in 439 company-owned stores in […]

Place of Last Drink

Place of Last Drink   The bars where drivers got drunk before OUI arrests Massachusetts In his 2003 song “I Love This Bar,” country star Toby Keith sings about the bikers, “blue-collar boys,” and other characters who hang out at a fictional watering hole. But the real-life Massachusetts bar named after the song, Toby Keith’s […]

Source Investigations

Source Investigations   Cheers Too owner, bartenders charged in man’s death North Carolina The owner of Cheers Too and two bartenders have been accused of serving too much alcohol to a patron who was later charged with killing a pedestrian with his vehicle. Cumberland County ABC Law Enforcement Chief Bill Belvin said ABC law enforcement […]

Casino fined $50K for fatal March crash

Casino fined $50K for fatal March crash Ohio Cincinnati’s JACK Casino must pay $50,000 or have its liquor permit revoked, officials with the Ohio Investigative Unit said. According to a trace-back investigation conducted by the Cincinnati Police Department, in March the Horseshoe Casino over-served a man who was then involved in a fatal crash. Officials […]

Over Service Enforcement

Over Service Enforcement   Safe New Year’s celebrations California If you plan on heading to a bar or restaurant this New Year’s, state officials want you to take it easy on the booze. Undercover agents with the State Alcohol Beverage Control will be working overtime, looking for violators. Serving people who appear to be intoxicated […]

Illegal Gambling

Illegal Gambling   Owner charged for alleged illegal gambling involvement at local bars Ohio A raid of multiple bars last week landed a Toledo man behind bars for his alleged involvement in illegal gambling. Agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit filed multiple charges against 63-year-old Lawrence Hutton of Toledo. He is accused of operating a […]

Alcohol and Violence

Alcohol and Violence   Fight inside Harrisburg bar triggers fatal shooting Pennsylvania A fight inside a corner bar in Harrisburg led to a fatal shooting early Thursday that killed a 44-year-old man, police said. The victim was identified in court records as Derick Garner of Harrisburg. Garner had been inside the bar when he and […]

Maryland: Federal bribery charges filed over Prince George’s County liquor licenses

Maryland: Federal bribery charges filed over Prince George’s County liquor licenses   Source: Washington Post By Lynh Bui, Ann E. Marimow and Arelis R. Hernández January 5   Two liquor store owners looking for an advantage with Sunday sales bribed public officials in a scheme that involved money drops in the men’s restroom of a […]