MA: ABCC to target bars selling alcohol to drunk drivers over Labor Day weekend
MA: ABCC to target bars selling alcohol to drunk drivers over Labor Day weekend Labor Day weekend program to coincide with National Impaired Driving crackdown Wicked Local Easton September 4, 2015 The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC), in conjunction with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), will crackdown on impaired driving this […]
Guinness Minus the Alcohol? It’s Now for Sale in Indonesia.
Guinness Minus the Alcohol? It’s Now for Sale in Indonesia. Entrepreneur By Kate Taylor, Entrepreneur Staff September 3, 2015 Guinness is doing something that would make many an Irishman cringe – selling non-alcoholic versions of the iconic stout. Parent company Diageo has begun rolling out non-alcoholic Guinness Zero ABV in Indonesia, reports the […]
Wine Industry Financial Symposium to examine social media risks
Wine Industry Financial Symposium to examine social media risks Napa Valley Register September 3, 2015 Some of the most confusing risks that wineries need to avoid in the age of social media include costly mistakes that winery employees might innocently make, either in tasting rooms or on social media platforms that could result in […]
Saskatoon distillery establishing a Canadian alcohol industry precedent
Saskatoon distillery establishing a Canadian alcohol industry precedent Global News By Thomas Piller – Web Producer September 1, 2015 Saskatoon micro distillery takes progressive approach to standard drink labelling on new product. SASKATOON – Cheers, to our health! In a Canadian first, a Saskatoon micro-distillery is taking an extra step to inform its […]
Amazon’s One-Hour Alcohol Delivery May Be a Headache for Startups (blog)
Amazon’s One-Hour Alcohol Delivery May Be a Headache for Startups (blog) Wall Street Journal By Lizette Chapman September 1, 2015 For on-demand alcohol startups, Amazon.com Inc.’s recent move into the one-hour booze-delivery business may be sobering. As Amazon experiments in Washington–the only state in which it now holds a liquor license–and evaluates the […]
An on-demand alcohol delivery company just raised $4.5 million
An on-demand alcohol delivery company just raised $4.5 million C|Net By Max Taves September 1, 2015 Saucey expands beyond California roots as Silicon Valley-backed startups try bringing the liquor store to you. You can get almost anything on-demand: Weed, cars, massage therapists. Now booze is just the latest thing Silicon Valley believes consumers […]
Bartending book with drink names like ‘stripper mom’ pulled by N.H. liquor commission
Bartending book with drink names like ‘stripper mom’ pulled by N.H. liquor commission Source: Washington Post By Elahe Izadi September 3 The popular bartending guide includes more than 2,500 drink recipes. Among them are the “panty dropper” and the “stripper mom.” Which, yikes! Why is this news, though? Well, because the New […]
Texas: TABC Deems Crowlers Illegal For Retail Beer To-Go
Texas: TABC Deems Crowlers Illegal For Retail Beer To-Go Source: Houston Press By Phaedra Cook September 2, 2015 Many craft beer fans are well acquainted with growlers, reusable bottles-normally made of amber glass-that bars, grocery stores and beer specialty shops fill with beer on draft for patrons to take home. Crowlers (short for […]
These Boston bars are charged with taking bribes from a beer distributor
These Boston bars are charged with taking bribes from a beer distributor Source: The Boston Globe By Amanda Hoover 09.02.15 After nearly a year-long investigation, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) has cited a handful of Boston bars with violating state laws that prohibit breweries and beer distributors from bribing bars to carry […]
Bar gimmicks slammed for ‘reckless’ promotion
Bar gimmicks slammed for ‘reckless’ promotion Source: The Spirits Business by Amy Hopkins 2nd September, 2015 Trendy bar gimmicks such as serving cocktails in milk bottles and plastic bags, vodka-infused lollies and giant Martini glasses have come under fire for the “reckless” promotion of alcohol. The New South Wales Office of Liquor, […]