IA: Liability insurance costly for alcohol servers
IA: Liability insurance costly for alcohol servers DesMoines Register By Brianne Pfannenstiel June 29, 2015 Nicole Berte’s body was found in the cab of a pickup truck along a gravel road southeast of Algona. She had been at a bar with Randy Bode — who would later confess to raping and then killing her before […]
Small breweries sometimes make high-octane, high-calorie beers
Small breweries sometimes make high-octane, high-calorie beers Some can really stick to your belly The Columbus Dispatch June 29, 2015 Made with America’s love affair with craft brews has become serious. We’ve moved in together, started wearing ratty T-shirts and yoga pants. But there comes a time in every relationship for hard truths and beer […]
Iowa: Iowa alcohol laws: Aiding consumers or stifling growth?
Iowa: Iowa alcohol laws: Aiding consumers or stifling growth? Source: Des Moines Register Brianne Pfannenstiel June 29, 2015 The dawn of the 20th century in America was the age of the saloon – and all the ills that came with it. Bars had become hotbeds of drunkenness, illegal gambling and prostitution. That prompted ratification of […]
How to Cut Student Drinking
How to Cut Student Drinking Text messages and personalized feedback online can help Source: WSJ By Lisa Ward June 29, 2015 Can a few minutes on a website or mobile phone encourage college students to drink less? A growing body of research suggests it can. Multiple studies have found that giving students personalized feedback about […]
Reflect on your consumption
Reflect on your consumption Herald Net April 26, 2015 Since 1987, April has been designated as Alcohol Awareness Month. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, most adults who drink alcohol, do so in moderation and are at low risk for developing problems related to their drinking. Moderation, however, is […]
Driven to drink: From many backgrounds, for many reasons, some people can’t stop at a cold one or two
Driven to drink: From many backgrounds, for many reasons, some people can’t stop at a cold one or two Duluth News Tribune By John Lundy April 26, 2015 For Michael Walke, the end of his second marriage led to the binges. “They would be like two- or three-day events, sitting in my chair here,” […]
Bud Light Is Not a Beer
Bud Light Is Not a Beer Source: The Chuck Cowdery Blog June 26th This is not about whether or not Bud Light was ever beer. This is not a shot at bland, tasteless corporate lagers. Let’s stipulate that AB InBev is a brewer and makes beer. For purposes of this exposition, Budweiser is a […]
Alcohol vending machines: the future of your Friday night
Alcohol vending machines: the future of your Friday night Daily Texan Online By Eleanor Dearman April 28, 2015 TEXAS – Buying a beer could be as easy as pressing a button after this legislative session. Rep. Richard Raymond (D-Laredo) is working to legalize the sale of alcohol in vending machines at certain […]
Should Alcohol Be Forced to List Calories?
Should Alcohol Be Forced to List Calories? TIME By Alexandra Sifferlin April 28, 2015 Your booze is full of “invisible calories” Right now, alcoholic beverages in the U.S. and the European Union aren’t required to spell out what’s in the bottle. But they should be, argues a public health expert in a new […]
IA: UI studies impact of marijuana on driving
IA: UI studies impact of marijuana on driving First-of-its-kind study at University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator shows how marijuana and marijuana with alcohol impact driving Iowa Now By Sara Diedrich June 23, 2015 A new study conducted at the University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) has found drivers who use alcohol and marijuana together weave […]