Beer Drinkers Are Boycotting Yuengling After Its Billionaire Owner Endorses Trump
Beer Drinkers Are Boycotting Yuengling After Its Billionaire Owner Endorses Trump Source: Forbes Brandon Schulman for Forbes Oct 27, 2016 One of America’s wealthiest beermakers is in hot water after voicing support for Donald Trump. Dick Yuengling, the fifth-generation owner of America’s oldest brewery, gave Eric Trump a personal tour of his historic […]
Increased awareness about safe ride home programs needed: Poll
Increased awareness about safe ride home programs needed: Poll Source: Traffic Injury Research Foundation USA, Inc. Oct 24, 2016 Key points: Across the U.S., 41% of respondents reported familiarity with safe ride home programs. Analyses revealed that among those drivers who were familiar with safe ride home programs, less than 10% reported […]
Mixing energy drinks and alcohol ‘like cocaine’
Mixing energy drinks and alcohol ‘like cocaine’ Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 26th October, 2016 Consuming energy drinks mixed with alcohol could have the same effect on adolescents as taking cocaine, according to a new study from a US university. Researchers at Purdue University, Indiana, looked into the effects of […]
Sales of vodka in Russia dropping ‘catastrophically’
Sales of vodka in Russia dropping ‘catastrophically’ Source: UPI By Rustem Falyakhov Oct. 26, 2016 The volume of retail trade turnover in Russia continues to decrease. In August, it fell by 0.1 percent compared to the previous month, while by January-August of last year, it fell by 5.7 percent, say experts from the […]
Pennsylvania: Buying Beer May Soon Be More Convenient
Pennsylvania: Buying Beer May Soon Be More Convenient Source: WNEP 16 October 25, 2016 The Pennsylvania Senate says people in the commonwealth have been asking for more convenient ways to buy their beer, so legislators in the senate voted 48-0 to pass a law that would now allow beer distributors to sell six-packs. […]
World’s ‘first’ hangover bar opens Source: The Spirits Business by Nicola Carruthers 25th October, 2016 The world’s “first” hangover bar, where revellers are breathalysed on entry to prove they’ve been drinking, has opened in Amsterdam. Hangover Bar is only open on weekends and claims to have everything needed to handle a hangover from massages to a bed with a flat screen television. There’s no change of cheating your way in, either – ‘hangover inspectors’ breathalyse visitors on the way in to make sure they still have alcohol in their system. The garage-turned-bar houses cosy beds to lounge in, healthy juices and smoothies provided by Innocent, and a specially created anti-hangover menu by Foodora on offer. An on-site oxygen bar promises to restore a guest’s body with a “shot of oxygen”. The bar, which has been described as a “green oasis”, is open from Friday to Sunday between 10am and 6pm. Co-owner Joep Verbunt told the MailOnline: “Most people share the opinion that the day after a night out is somewhat less successful. “To overcome a hangover there are a few things you need: a good mattress, good food, fun and lots of vitamins.” The bar first opened in the Netherlands on the 24 September, with plans to expand into different countries in the future. But this isn’t the first bar where guests can make themselves at home, in August this year a naked rooftop bar opened in London which encouraged Brits to bare all 60ft up from the ground.
World’s ‘first’ hangover bar opens Source: The Spirits Business by Nicola Carruthers 25th October, 2016 The world’s “first” hangover bar, where revellers are breathalysed on entry to prove they’ve been drinking, has opened in Amsterdam. Hangover Bar is only open on weekends and claims to have everything needed to handle a hangover […]
Six ways to crack wine o’clock and go semi-sober (Additional Coverage)
Six ways to crack wine o’clock and go semi-sober (Additional Coverage) Source: The Telegraph 25 October 2016 . 6:19pm When I was growing up, there was no point at which my mum sighed “ah, wine o’ clock,” and uncorked a bottle. The idea of rewarding yourself after a day’s hard graft with a […]
ER Visits for Alcohol Intoxication Are Going Up
ER Visits for Alcohol Intoxication Are Going Up Source: Live Science By Rachael Rettner October 25, 2016 Visits to the emergency room for alcohol intoxication in the United States have increased by more than 50 percent over the past decade, a new study finds. What’s more, ER visits tied to alcohol are […]
Nearly one in four British women are completely teetotal – compared to just one in seven men as the UK sheds its lager lout image (Excerpt)
Nearly one in four British women are completely teetotal – compared to just one in seven men as the UK sheds its lager lout image (Excerpt) Millions are trying to cut down on amount of booze they consume Poll found that 13 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds are teetotal 15 […]
How Chinese splash their cash on boozy shopping sprees
How Chinese splash their cash on boozy shopping sprees Source: IOL The Independent 24 October 2016 Whisky obsessives from China are so hooked on Scotch that they are flying in to Britain in droves to imbibe in £50 000 (about R850 000)-a-time boozy shopping sprees. One London whisky store has disclosed several […]