Wetherspoon’s boss says 16-year-olds should be allowed to drink in pubs: Chain’s founder is concerned binge-drinking teenagers are not learning how to drink sensibly
Wetherspoon’s boss says 16-year-olds should be allowed to drink in pubs: Chain’s founder is concerned binge-drinking teenagers are not learning how to drink sensibly Tim Martin, 61, says teens would be safer drinking in pubs than at home Pubs have ‘more or less become ghettos now for adults,’ he believes It’s illegal for under […]
We Tried Alcoholic Sparkling Water And It Tasted Like Regular Sparkling Water
We Tried Alcoholic Sparkling Water And It Tasted Like Regular Sparkling Water Source: VinePair Nick Hines November 3rd Nothing is safe from the alcohol trend machine. Vodka comes in every flavor from peanut butter and jelly to smoked salmon. Hard cider had a moment, but then nostalgia overcame us all and hard soda […]
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Wine Drunk’ or ‘Tequila Drunk’ – It’s All One Drunk
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Wine Drunk’ or ‘Tequila Drunk’ – It’s All One Drunk Source: NYMag.com By Cari Romm November 4, 2016 History has given gin a bit of a bad rap. In 18th-century England, as Eaterexplains in its history of the spirit, gin’s rising popularity among the lower classes and easy […]
Mississippi: Booze, sports betting taxes eyed as revenue boosters for state
Mississippi: Booze, sports betting taxes eyed as revenue boosters for state Source: Sun Herald By Adam Ganucheau November 5, 2016 Additional alcohol taxes and the legalization of sports betting could help reform the state’s tax code, state officials said last week. Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson, who previously served as House Appropriations Committee […]
Finding a 21st century system for booze
Finding a 21st century system for booze Source: R Street Kevin Kosar November 1st Traverse City, Michigan (population 15,000), is a gorgeous bay town near the northern end of Lake Michigan. The town, which oozes charm, has very good restaurants and genial denizens. In the autumn, both salmon and steelhead run through the Boardman River, […]
Why Some Pot Smokers Face a Higher Risk of Drinking Problems
Why Some Pot Smokers Face a Higher Risk of Drinking Problems Source: Live Science By Rachael Rettner November 1, 2016 People who use alcohol and marijuana together may be at greater risk for alcohol-related problems, such as drunken driving and poorer health, than those who use only alcohol, a new study finds. In the study, […]
American Drinkers Are Losing Their Sweet Tooth
American Drinkers Are Losing Their Sweet Tooth Source: forbes.com Brian Freedman October 31st The holiday season has historically been a time for questionable cocktails and overly sweet libations of all kinds. From wine mulled with enough spices to overwhelm even the most brutally burned Christmas ham to the kind of impossibly ill-conceived holiday-themed cocktails that […]
Alabama: State alcohol agency also controls flagellation, exotic dancing and slots
Alabama: State alcohol agency also controls flagellation, exotic dancing and slots Source: Al.com Cameron Smith October 28, 2016 I’ll confess that I had to look up the word “flagellation” as it appears in the administrative code of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. I assumed I must have missed an alternate definition. I did not. […]
Nebraska liquor board takes first step in process that could lead to closing of beer stores in Whiteclay
Nebraska liquor board takes first step in process that could lead to closing of beer stores in Whiteclay Source: Omaha World-Herald By Paul Hammel November 1, 2016 Beer stores in Whiteclay, Nebraska, sell the equivalent of 3.5 million cans of beer a year, mostly to the residents of the officially dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, […]
Threat from C-stores keeps growing
Threat from C-stores keeps growing Convenience stores are making inroads with consumers and stealing quick-service visits, NPD finds Source: NRN Fern Glazer Nov 3, 2016 Convenience stores have been offering a more sophisticated and diverse selection of food for some time, posing a competitive threat to quick-service restaurants. New data from […]