AL: Alabama’s outdoor alcohol sales law widely misunderstood
AL: Alabama’s outdoor alcohol sales law widely misunderstood AL.com By Mac Gipson, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Administrator (Guest Voices) October 6, 2016 A recent complaint sent to the ABC Board’s Mobile district office has generated some interest; not because of the issue, but because of a misunderstanding of the law. First, the complaint. A citizen […]
Warning issued over high-strength alcohol reduction schemes
Warning issued over high-strength alcohol reduction schemes BetterRetailing.com By Chloe Taylor October 5, 2016 Retailers joining schemes that involve reducing the supply of high-strength alcohol could be at risk of breaking competition law. In documents provided to retailers by trading standards, retailers are advised that they “risk being fined” if they agree with […]
How the Founding Fathers got their booze on
How the Founding Fathers got their booze on New York Post By Danika Fears October 4, 2016 Pidgeon Ey’d. Pungey. Priddy. Benjamin Franklin knew more than 200 “round-about phrases” for drunk — and famously catalogued them for “sober” readers in his 1737 “Drinker’s Dictionary.” But for someone who is thought to have […]
United Kingdom: Fury at controversial Moonlight Drinks scheme to deliver alcohol across Southampton
United Kingdom: Fury at controversial Moonlight Drinks scheme to deliver alcohol across Southampton Source: Daily Echo October 5, 2016 CIVIC chiefs have sparked fury by approving controversial plans for a “dial-a-drink” scheme that will deliver alcohol to households across Southampton. Moonlight Drinks has been given the green light to transport beer and […]
Squad2020 Study to assess first-year alcohol, drug use
Squad2020 Study to assess first-year alcohol, drug use Survey to research influence of peer networks on substance use among first-years Brown Daily Herald By Aileen Seo, Staff Writer October 4, 2016 Nancy Barnett, professor of behavior and social sciences at the School of Public Health, is launching a study called Squad2020 that examines how social connections […]
TABC: Alcohol retailers near colleges meeting standards
TABC: Alcohol retailers near colleges meeting standards More than 1,300 stores checked; 128 not compliant The Monitor By Lorenzo Zazueta October 3, 2016 The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said Monday stores around the state were meeting compliance standards with regard to the selling of alcohol to minors. As part of a statewide operation that coincided […]
South Africa: Tougher Measures Proposed to Regulate Alcohol, Gambling
South Africa: Tougher Measures Proposed to Regulate Alcohol, Gambling AllAfrica October 3, 2016 Cape Town — Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says government wants to raise the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 years in order to curb abuse amongst young people. The Minister said to clamp down on illegal alcohol sales through […]
Story of the American Cocktail Revival
In ‘A Proper Drink’ Robert Simonson Tells the Story of the American Cocktail Revival How a band of bartenders saved our palates. Source: WSJ By Rien Fertel Sept. 30, 2016 Let’s pour one out for the Cosmo. The cocktail that launched a thousand Carrie Bradshaws has all but vanished. Citron vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice cocktail […]
Dancers Claim Ky. Club Used Booze To Get Bad Contracts
Dancers Claim Ky. Club Used Booze To Get Bad Contracts Source: Law360 By Chuck Stanley September 30, 2016 Proprietors of a Kentucky strip club got dancers drunk before pressuring them to sign “unconscionable” labor contracts that waived their rights to employment protections and required arbitration, according to a motion filed Thursday urging a […]
Brewery opens every 3 days in thirsty Britain
Brewery opens every 3 days in thirsty Britain Entrepreneurs seek to capitalise on trend for craft beers Source: FT by: Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Consumer Industries Editor October 3, 2016 A new brewery opened every three days in the UK last year as entrepreneurs sought to capitalise on the thirst for craft beers with […]