What a glass of wine a day does to your body
What a glass of wine a day does to your body We explore the risks and benefits of the time-honored daily drink of the grape. Source: mother nature network By: Melissa Breyer December 7, 2015 We are a species that loves our fermented grapes. We’ve been making and drinking wine since 6000 […]
Massachusetts: Gov. Baker wants to give cities control over liquor licenses
Massachusetts: Gov. Baker wants to give cities control over liquor licenses Some current liquor license holders against proposal Source: WCVB5 Dec 07, 2015 Gov. Charlie Baker is asking state lawmakers to give local city and town leaders the power to set quotas for the number of liquor licenses that can be issued […]
Oregon: Liquor Privatization Ballot Question Filed in Oregon
Oregon: Liquor Privatization Ballot Question Filed in Oregon Source: Heartland Kimberly Morin December 6, 2015 Paperwork for a proposed voter initiative that would allow private sector businesses to sell alcoholic beverages has been filed in Oregon. Currently, consumers must purchase alcoholic beverages from state-approved stores operating under the direction of the Oregon […]
Guy Named Bud Weisser Arrested For Breaking Into Budweiser Brewery
Guy Named Bud Weisser Arrested For Breaking Into Budweiser Brewery Source: Elite Daily Gillian Fuller Dec 5, 2015 This, friends, is what we call a self-fulfilling prophecy. A 19-year-old named – wait for it – Bud Weisser was arrested on Thursday evening for trying to break into the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. […]
An anti-alcohol flavor in the highway bill
An anti-alcohol flavor in the highway bill Detection devices in cars could strand sober drivers Source: Washington Times By Richard Berman December 7, 2015 This holiday season many Americans will take a break from lines at the mall and traffic to enjoy a glass of wine with family and friends. While it’s […]
50 Cent Used His Cat to Promote His Vodka and People Are P—–
50 Cent Used His Cat to Promote His Vodka and People Are P—– Source: Munchies By Wyatt Marshall December 4, 2015 High art would have you believe that dogs are a bunch of cigar-smoking, poker-playing lushes. At a house party in your younger, misguided years, you may have witnessed someone pour a beer […]
Russia calls for fake spirits murder charge
Russia calls for fake spirits murder charge Source: The Spirits Business by Amy Hopkins 4th December, 2015 The Russian federal investigating authority has recommended that current laws are altered to equate producing deadly counterfeit alcohol with murder, local reports claim. The calls follow the death of 12 people from the Siberian city […]
Pennsylvania: Hard liquor – Reform efforts lack consensus as potential action on state budget nears
Pennsylvania: Hard liquor – Reform efforts lack consensus as potential action on state budget nears Republican-led efforts to reform the state-run liquor monopoly are still short of agreement. In an effort to breathe new life into the debate, Senate Republicans have sent a proposal to Gov. Tom Wolf for review. Source: Penn Live […]
Australia: Young Australians worried about alcohol, drugs, getting a job, body image: Mission Australia survey
Australia: Young Australians worried about alcohol, drugs, getting a job, body image: Mission Australia survey NBC.net.au By Lindy Kerin November 29, 2015 Young people have reported stress, school, study and body image as the biggest issues in their personal life, in the biggest survey of its kind in Australia. The survey, carried out […]
Craft brewers say new FDA mandate will limit beer selection
Craft brewers say new FDA mandate will limit beer selection New York Post By Mary Kay Linge November 29, 2015 Government health nannies are thirsty for a new target, and this time it’s craft beer. FDA busybodies will mandate by next December that restaurant chains offer full nutritional information for beers on tap […]