America Without Tiers: Changing Wine Distribution

America Without Tiers: Changing Wine Distribution?  The distribution arm is often attacked by both consumers and producers.   Source: Wine-Searcher May 12th   America’s three-tier system can be frustrating but, asks Liza B. Zimmerman, what would life be like without it?   Since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 the US alcoholic beverage market has […]

Model Minority Myth, Data Aggregation Masks Alcohol Issues: Report

Model Minority Myth, Data Aggregation Masks Alcohol Issues: Report   NBC News By Janine Wolf May 10, 2016 Heavy episodic drinking and alcohol abuse are increasing among U.S.-born Asian-American adults, but research in the area is limited due in part to the persisting “model minority myth” and aggregated data, according to a research review published […]

OH: Ohio moving to eliminate alcohol limit on craft beer

OH: Ohio moving to eliminate alcohol limit on craft beer   Cincinnati.com By Jessie Balmert May 11, 2016 COLUMBUS – Could the West End’s Samuel Adams Brewery start brewing Utopias – which contains 28 percent alcohol? Will Columbus-area’s BrewDog USA craft some higher alcohol content brews?   Yes, if Senate President Keith Faber, R-Celina, has […]

WA: Fircrest no longer ‘dry’, alcohol sales begin

WA: Fircrest no longer ‘dry’, alcohol sales begin   KING 5 By John Langeler May 13, 2016 FIRCREST, Wash. — Scott Clement thought he was breaking the law. After all, for 90 years, city code in Fircrest dictated that serving alcohol by the glass was illegal. At least, that was the case until Thursday. “We […]

CO: Hickenlooper unsure if he will sign compromise bill on grocery alcohol sales

CO: Hickenlooper unsure if he will sign compromise bill on grocery alcohol sales   Denver Business Journal By Ed Sealover, Reporter May 12, 2016 Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday that he does not know if he will sign or veto a compromise bill on grocery-store alcohol sales, saying that he does not understand the measure […]

An Alcohol Responsibility Program for ITGA Communities Request for Proposals

An Alcohol Responsibility Program for ITGA Communities Request for Proposals   RRF/ITGA May 12, 2016 The Responsible Retailing Forum (“RRForum”) and the International Town & Gown Association (“ITGA”) have entered into a strategic alliance to develop an Alcohol Responsibility Program (“ARP”) for ITGA communities. The ARP will adapt RRForum’s NIH-supported model to promote the responsible […]

‘Flappers,’ ‘liquor lappers’ among slang 95 years ago

‘Flappers,’ ‘liquor lappers’ among slang 95 years ago   Dubuque Telegraph Herald By Erik Hogstrom May 12, 2016 A “flapper” could be so tired she’s “pounding her ear” and she might be “corned,” but perhaps not as badly as someone called a “liquor lapper,” according to slang terms used 95 years ago.   The Telegraph […]