Major Oregon marijuana critic lays out his case against legalization
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis says he and other law enforcement officials won't have much money to battle the marijuana legalization measure on the November ballot....
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PLCB votes to lower fee for gaming licenses
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board voted unanimously Wednesday to reduce the fee for a Tavern Gaming License from $2,000 to $500....
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Growlers to be sold at 3 NB Liquor stores
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
A new NB Liquor pilot project will allow craft breweries to sell growlers, 64-ounce jugs, in three stores in the province....
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Annual liquor sales in Utah up $20 million
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Utah alcohol sales reached another record high, growing by more than $20 million over the past year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC)....
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New Hampshire Liquor Commission reports record-high sales of $626 million, up 4 percent
Monday, July 28, 2014
ONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire's liquor sales in the past fiscal year were a record high $626 million....
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Bartenders face balancing act: When not to sell
Monday, July 28, 2014
CINCINNATI — Anyone who has been to a bar has probably seen someone who's had too much to drink — even though selling another drink to someone who's already had too many is illegal....
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Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces DUI sentencing bill
Sunday, July 27, 2014
A Pennsylvania lawmaker whose district includes part of Franklin County has introduced legislation that would stiffen the penalties for repeat driving under the influence offenders who kill someone with a vehicle....
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board suspends in-store tastings
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Customers who have enjoyed a sip of a white Burgundy or pinot noir at weekly staff-led wine tastings at state wine and spirits stores will find the supply dried up for the next few weeks....
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Tougher drunk driving laws will go into effect in Maine
Friday, July 25, 2014
Tougher drunk driving laws go into effect in Maine next week.Supporters hope they can reduce the number of violations....
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Self-Serve Beer Machine Could Come to Iowa City
Friday, July 25, 2014
The Iowa City Attorney’s Office says a soon-to-open local restaurant has applied for a waiver, which would allow them to inst...
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Tour Coming to Educate Community on Alcohol Abuse
Friday, July 25, 2014
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is preparing for a stop in the Valley. It is all part of their college safety tour, educating students about the dangers of drinking....
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Over-65s Lead At-Home Drinking Trend
Thursday, July 24, 2014
UK value sales of alcoholic drinks for at-home consumption are reported to have leapt 15% in the last five years, although volumes are in decline thanks to rising prices and a health conscious younger generation....
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Portsmouth garage near pubs allowed 24-hour alcohol licence
Thursday, July 24, 2014
VIRGINIA - Portsmouth City Council’s licensing committee has given Milton Road Service Station in Milton Road the go ahead to sell booze all the time....
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Beer with your KFC? Fast-food chain challenges full-service restaurants by adding alcohol to menu
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Beer and KFC may be a longtime staple of Super Bowl parties, but the fast-food chain is bringing them together under its...
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Worcester monopoly on alcohol sales ends
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Restaurants and bars in Worcester County may now buy spirits anywhere....
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Effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Oregon qualifies for November ballot
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Oregon voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use after state elections officials on Tuesday said the measure qualified for the November ballot....
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Pennsylvania liquor licenses are considered 'better than gold'
Sunday, July 20, 2014
In some parts of Pennsylvania, a state liquor license could be the key to living the good life during your golden years — if you can afford to buy one....
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Washington forcing Oregon's hand on pot legalization
Friday, July 18, 2014
For people who don't vote in Oregon, Washington residents sure exercise a lot of influence here....
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Lawmakers worried about a liquor license ‘black market’ in Utah
Friday, July 18, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are worried that a bill they passed that allows liquor licenses to be sold to the highest bidder could create a “black market.”...
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Idaho Wine Commission lands $88,000 grant
Thursday, July 17, 2014
The Idaho Wine Commission will use an $88,000 specialty crop grant from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture to try to increase quality, awareness and sales of Idaho wine....
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State Board greenlights ABC move to Jett Lanier Drive
Thursday, July 17, 2014
The Gastonia ABC Board has been given the OK by state officials to move its Cox Road shop from one side of Gaston Mall to the other....
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The Canadian Navy doesn't need a complete ban on alcohol
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
The Royal Canadian Navy has come a long way from the days when sailors received a free, noon-time ration of an eighth of a pint of rum....
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Michigan ready for Palcohol? Powdered alcohol product concerns Ohio lawmakers
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
DETROIT, MI -- There's a new product that could eventually enter the market in Metro Detroit and beyond that has sparked plenty of controversy....
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State looking to ban powdered alcohol
Monday, July 14, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVN) -- Ohio could soon ban powdered alcohol, assuming the Food and Drug Administration re-approves it....
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New ABC Stores Open in Stuarts Draft and Fishersville (News Release)
Monday, July 14, 2014
RICHMOND – Residents of Fishersville and Stuarts Draft are used to driving to Waynesboro for their favorite distilled spirits, but that distance isn’t an issue anymore as each town now has its own ABC store....
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Virginia ABC’s Teen Leadership Conference Starts Monday
Friday, July 11, 2014
RICHMOND – It’s July, but hundreds of high school students from across the commonwealth are headed to classrooms next week....
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Oregon marijuana legalization advocates aim for 'the new gold standard'
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
One of the country's leading drug policy reformers visited Oregon Tuesday to make a pitch for legalizing pot, calling the recreational marijuana initiative headed to the November ballot "the new gold standard" of marijuana reform efforts....
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New distilleries produce Utah’s first gin and more vodka
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
For several years, Utah distillers have produced award-winning whiskey, vodka and an herbal liqueur....
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Liquor privatization effort kicked?
Monday, July 07, 2014
With the passage last week of a state budget, Republicans' bid to get Pennsylvania out of the booze business is looking tapped out....
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Group Submits Petitions For Expansion Of Alcohol Sales
Monday, July 07, 2014
A group that supports expanding alcohol sales in Arkansas submitted more than 84,000 signatures on Monday (July 7) to Secretary of State Mark Martin, according to affiliate station KTHV....
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Va. Tech AD Babcock in no rush to explore beer sales
Monday, July 07, 2014
BLACKSBURG — New Virginia Tech athletics director Whit Babcock raised some eyebrows, and got some beer drinkers salivating, last month when he discussed the topic of alcohol sales at college sporting events in an article in USA Today....
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Binge Drinking and a Surprising Percentage
Sunday, July 06, 2014
People who drink alcohol in this country currently over-estimate the amount needed to label them as binge drinkers. Most...
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Review finds Pa. prices for alcohol competitive with surrounding states
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Supporters of liquor sale privatization take as a given that getting rid of the state monopoly will lead to cheaper alco...
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Cocktail Calculator Breaks Down How Much Booze Is In Your Favorite Mixed Drink; Being Smart About Drinking Alcohol
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Alcohol and summer go hand in hand but drinking too much is bound to spoil any festivities. When drinking beer or wine, it’s easy to keep track of how much alcohol you’ve had....
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OLCC’s Fourth of July celebration checklist (News Release)
Thursday, July 03, 2014
PORTLAND, Ore. – Fourth of July is a day for celebration and activities like fireworks, barbeques, pool parties, and parades....
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Virginia ABC’s Newest Premier Store in Leesburg Boasts Innovative Design, Unique Features (News Release)
Thursday, July 03, 2014
RICHMOND – Whether it’s picking up your favorite cocktail staple or looking for something different to try at your next...
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Japan's brewers quench summer thirst with canned cocktails
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Japanese brewers will release their longest-ever line-up of canned cocktails this summer as fizzy concoctions come to the fore in efforts to offset a decade of declining beer sales....
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Commercial real estate industry seek reforms on liquor license process
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
NEW BRUNSWICK — Calling current liquor laws outdated and inequitable, members of the commercial real estate industry are...
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In Bergen County, Controversy Brews Over Popular Korean Drink ‘Soju’
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
PALISADES PARK, N.J.(CBS New York) — Controversy is brewing in Bergen County over a popular Korean drink....
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No ID, no liquor — and wrinkles don’t count; 'universal carding' the norm now in Tennessee
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
With his white beard, lined face and gravelly voice, Gary Owens could pass for songwriter Kris Kristofferson’s younger brother....
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Booze On The Reservation
Thursday, July 24, 2014
PINE RIDGE, SD - Last August, tribal members on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwest South Dakota voted to lift a long-standing ban on alcohol sales. But the drinks aren't flowing yet....
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Vertical driver's licenses no longer OK for alcohol purchas
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Anyone who produces a vertical driver's license for age verification can no longer purchase alcohol in Arizona, regardless of whether the holder is 21....
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Governor Candidates Want Alcohol Sales Decided At Local Level
Thursday, July 24, 2014
SPRINGDALE (KFSM) – The two major-party candidates for Arkansas governor are essentially on the same page when it comes to a statewide vote on alcohol sales....
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Wine, Liquor Consumption Up Sharply Over Last Decade
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
We’re drinking more. Especially the hard stuff.Beer is still the drink of choice in Connecticut. More than 53 milli...
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Guest: Broken promises on liquor privatization
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
WASHINGTON - The opposing sides of Initiative 1183 to privatize liquor sales in Washington state spent more than $30 mil...
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California Law Allows Alcohol Tasting For Students Under 21, But Just A Taste Could Be Enough To Get Them Drunk
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
California recently joined 12 other states, including New York and Oregon, that allow alcohol taste testing for college stude...
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Disagreeing With Themselves, Coloradans Say Rules for Marijuana Use Should Be Stricter Than Rules for Alcohol Use
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
According to Quinnipiac University poll results released yesterday, 61 percent of Colorado voters agree with President Obama...
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Election 2014: Opponents Of Statewide Alcohol Sales Say Supporters Missed Deadline
Monday, July 21, 2014
LITTLE ROCK — A group that opposes a proposed constitutional amendment to allow statewide alcohol sales asked Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office Monday not to certify the proposal for the November ballot....
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New law allows California students to taste wine
Monday, July 21, 2014
College students under the age of 21 will be allowed to drink alcohol in class, as long as they're enrolled in a beer brewing or winemaking program and they refrain from swallowing, under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown....
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Georgia lawmakers seek to craft new language for alcohol laws
Thursday, July 17, 2014
ATLANTA | A temporary, appointed committee met this week to begin the process of updating the state’s laws dealing with alcohol production, sales and consumption in an effort to simplify commerce, but some in the industry hope it will go further....
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Washington state agency sets rules for pot edibles
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Marijuana stores in Washington won’t be allowed to sell lollipops, gummy bears or other candies infused with the drug, but will be able to sell properly labeled brownies and cookies, a state agency decided Wednesday....
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State board approves rules for labeling food, drink infused with marijuana
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
OLYMPIA — The state is one step closer to allowing products infused with marijuana to be sold at stores.The Washington...
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Police can now confiscate booze in downtown casino district
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
From now on, if you have a bag of liquor and you open it on the Fremont Street Experience, police have the option of confiscating the booze....
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Liquor board votes on passport as acceptable ID
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The Frederick County liquor board is taking a first step in allowing foreign passports as a form of identification at local bars....
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A push for the beverage industry
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
A coalition representing a large number of participants in the Montana alcohol beverage industry has agreed in principle to a plan that would improve the business environment for the industry....
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D.C. offers permits to breweries to allow on-site drinking, tasting
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJLA) - D.C. officials announced Monday that a new permit is available to district breweries that will give them the option of allowing customers to consume alcohol on-site....
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Beer is brewing New Mexico’s economy
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
ALBUQUERQUE – That frosty tide of smooth, golden brown craft beer has finally come in, and it’s helping to quench this drought-stricken state’s thirst for jobs and economic development....
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Convenience stores continue the fight to sell cold beer
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) Despite a recent federal judge’s ruling which allows liquor stores to continue have a monopoly on the sale of cold beer in Indiana, a convenience store group isn’t giving up the fight to change state law....
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Bill Would Allow Earlier Liquor Sales On Sundays In Mass.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts liquor stores would be able to open their doors two hours earlier on Sundays under a bill approved by state lawmakers....
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Officials Welcome New Plan For Liquor
Sunday, July 13, 2014
As legislation to lift the caps on liquor licenses slogs through the State House, officials south of Boston say it probably would not make much difference in the short term, but they would welcome the expansion of local authority....
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Package stores foil efforts to alter Indiana alcohol laws
Sunday, July 13, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The General Assembly considers nearly every year whether Indiana should lift its ban on Sunday retail alcohol sales and if it should allow grocery, stores and convenience stores to sell cold beer....
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Memphis distiller to revive Prohibition-era liquor recipe
Saturday, July 12, 2014
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis business is planning to revive a century-old brand at a distillery that will make whiskey and other spirits....
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Direct wine shipping: Progress, but problem not solved
Friday, July 11, 2014
A legislative research committee held a hearing on Monday on whether or not wine distributors should be allowed to ship customers bottles of wine in the mail, and how the shipping could be regulated....
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Governor Blocks Alcohol Sales At Missouri Capitol
Thursday, July 10, 2014
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon has put the kibosh on plans to sell beer and wine at the Missouri Capitol....
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Family Dollar: Please Come Again (for Beer and Wine)
Thursday, July 10, 2014
The U.S. economy remains brutal on Family Dollar's (FDO) core, low-income customers, who have been making fewer trips th...
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S.D. moves closer to direct wine sales – with catches
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
The middle man between Napa Valley and South Dakota wine drinkers soon might disappear — but supporters of legalizing wine-by-mail shipments in the state shouldn't raise a glass just yet....
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Liquor Control Board: No lack of pot supply in WA
Monday, July 07, 2014
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- After 18 months of work, Washington's Liquor Control Board released the names of 25 retail pot shops Monday, most of which expect to open this week....
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Arctic Communities May End Alcohol Bans
Sunday, July 06, 2014
Three Arctic villages in Alaska may decide to lift the local option and end laws that ban alcohol in their communities....
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MGH to screen all patients for substance abuse
Monday, June 30, 2014
Massachusetts General Hospital will take the unusual step of questioning all patients about their use of alcohol and illegal drugs beginning this fall, whether they are checking in for knee surgery or visiting the emergency department with the flu....
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Sobriety tags for offenders of alcohol-linked crime: a good idea?
Thursday, July 31, 2014
'Sobriety tags' aim to enforce abstinence from alcohol by measuring the level of alcohol in a person's perspiration every 30 minutes. If detected an alert is sent to a probation officer....
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Northern Territory tops statistics nationally for deaths from alcohol consumption
Thursday, July 31, 2014
A higher proportion of people die in the Northern Territory because of alcohol consumption than any other jurisdiction, a new report shows....
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NSW Wine Industry Association wants cellar doors exempt from new state liquor licensing scheme
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Wineries operating cellar doors in New South Wales have asked the State Government to exempt them from a new liquor licensing fee....
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Senior police chief says even HE'S scared to go into Manchester after midnight because Labour's 24-hour drinking laws have led to spiralling alcohol-fuelled violence
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Police in Manchester admit the city centre is now ‘too dangerous’ after midnight because of the mayhem caused by Labour’s 24-hour drinking laws....
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Minimum alcohol price would prevent harm, experts say
Friday, July 25, 2014
Plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol in Wales have been backed by a panel advising ministers on substance misuse....
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Dry Manitoba town discovers booze ban never existed legally
Friday, July 25, 2014
Residents of Hanover, Man., may soon be hoisting a few beers in a yet-to-be opened bar after the municipality discovered a ban on alcohol sales was never actually put into law....
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Craft beer sales 'will suffer'
Friday, July 25, 2014
Planned changes to Auckland's alcohol policy would have a "devastating" impact on the craft beer industry, a Marlborough brewer says....
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NB Liquor says new rule won’t impede 2 microbreweries
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
The president of the NB Liquor says a new rule some brewers believe will kill start-ups in the province will not inhibit at least two businesses....
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Police call for six-year freeze on new bars in Auckland
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Hospitality NZ says a police proposal for a six-year ban on new bars and off-licence stores in central Auckland and other high-risk areas is outrageous and draconian....
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Drinking Too Much? Japanese Bar Turns Sleeping Drunks into Living Awareness Billboards
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
After a long, hard week in the office, we all need to let our hair down with a few drinks. But most of us don't end up sleeping on the street....
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Anti-liquor movement in India through social media
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Kerala government in the south-west region of India is all set to use social media in its new movement for an anti-liquor campaign, they want to create awareness about the dangers of alcohol and drugs with youngsters....
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LCBO slowly rolling out new logo, slogan
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
After more than a decade, the familiar hunter green letters over a golden bunch of grapes, hops and barley are slowly vanishing....
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New West worried about new B.C. booze laws impacts on policing and livability
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The City of New Westminster wants the province to use a portion of the liquor tax to help municipalities cover increased police costs related to looser liquor laws....
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Provinces remain protectionist as feds loosen liquor laws Brewers, distillers can send products out of province but face same obstacles as winemakers
Monday, July 14, 2014
Ottawa last month changed a law to allow brewers and distillers to ship their products directly across provincial boundaries....
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Government bans 78 brands of alcohol, says Iringo
Monday, July 14, 2014
NAIROBI, KENYA - Some 78 brands of alcohol have been banned by the government following recent deaths occasioned by the consumption of drinks laced with methanol....
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Direct Wine Shipping No Longer Bottled Up in the Bay State
Monday, July 14, 2014
Cheers, Governor Deval Patrick.That’s what wine lovers are saying about the latest developments in the long ba...
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Powdered alcohol: Don't let it into the UK, says Noreen Oliver of Burton Addiction Centre
Friday, July 11, 2014
The announcement of a new powdered form of alcohol has stormed various news sites and web forums in the past week, with one message popping up more than any other: This is a bad idea....
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Ontario reluctant to remove barriers to interprovincial trade
Thursday, July 10, 2014
TORONTO – Ontario’s governing Liberals say they want to remove barriers to interprovincial trade, but suggest they’re reluctant to lift some restrictions that give Ontario companies an advantage....
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Pubs agree to serve weaker house wines: Drinks industry in deal to beat tougher alcohol laws
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Thousands of pubs have agreed to serve weaker house wine as part of a deal by the drinks industry to head off tougher alcohol laws....
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An independent Scotland could introduce total alcohol bans for new and professional drivers
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
NEW and professional drivers could face even tougher drink-drive rules than other motorists in a crackdown in an independent Scotland....
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S. Africa family draws on Huguenot heritage to break into China wine market
Saturday, July 05, 2014
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — When 45 alumni of Tsinghua University, the alma mater of China's last two leaders, stopped for lunch at La Motte vineyard in South Africa two years ago, they ordered 1.5 million rand ($141,000) of wine to take away....
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New AGLC distribution centre coming
Friday, July 04, 2014
A new distribution center for alcohol in Alberta is now under construction. The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission broke ground this morning in St. Albert for the huge facility....
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Booze trolleys and cocktails in the foyer: why Londoners are all drinking al desko
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Nobody wants to be the person at work who keeps a bottle of whisky in their desk draw and takes furtive shots of the hard stuff when the stress levels are up....
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Brand-Specific Television Alcohol Ads A Significant Predictor Of Brand Consumption Among Underage Youth
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Underage drinkers are three times more likely to drink alcohol brands that advertise on television programs they watch c...
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Marijuana poses more risks than many realize
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Doctors say they're increasingly fielding questions about the safety of marijuana, as use of the drug rises and more com...
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Outrage over government alcohol awareness poster that 'shifts blame onto rape victims if they drink too much'
Saturday, July 26, 2014
A government poster has sparked outrage after 'shifting the blame' onto rape victims if they have been drinking....
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CN Behavioral Health performs alcohol compliance checks
Thursday, July 24, 2014
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – On June 30, Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health employees, two undercover buyers and law enforcement officers visited restaurants, stores and gas stations to ensure alcohol was being sold and served to properly aged buyers....
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Study shows risks of mixing energy drinks and alcohol
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
A new alert for parents over a growing danger for teens and young adults.New evidence shows the risks of combining alcoh...
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College Students Involved in Alcohol-Related Offenses Often Receive Light Penalties
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
A new study finds U.S. college students involved in alcohol-related offenses and incidents often receive light penalties....
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Learn how to help college students take control of their health
Monday, July 21, 2014
(BPT) - College may provide the first opportunity for many young adults to make important health decisions for themselves....
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Drink Alcohol? Signs of Drinking Too Much
Monday, July 21, 2014
It can be difficult for a person to recognize that they are developing problems with drinking too much alcohol, since not everyone acts out, loses their job, wakes up with a regular hangover or has relationships suffering....
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Adding Alcohol to Energy Drinks Leads to an Increased Urge to Drink: Study
Thursday, July 17, 2014
THURSDAY, July 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Mixing caffeinated energy drinks with alcohol appears to boost the desire to keep on drinking, new research reveals....
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21: Science's limit on the drinking age
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
(CNN) —On July 17, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which withheld a percentage of highway funds from any state that didn't raise the minimum drinking age to 21....
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No evidence alcohol benefits heart, new study
Friday, July 11, 2014
New BMJ study finds that even among people who drink only light to moderate amounts of alcohol, reducing consumption can improve heart health, reduce body mass index, and bring down blood pressure....
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Text Message Medicine: Texts from the ER Can Reduce Binge Drinking
Friday, July 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Young adults who screened positive for a history of hazardous or bi...
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How to unpickle an alcohol-soaked brain
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
If you’ve consumed too much alcohol in the past years, it is possible to unpickle your brain – but there’s a catch....
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Why your recognition of your impairment is impaired
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
A UK report says many people who have been drinking heavily for five years are unlikely to be aware of the effect this has had on their memory and their reasoning ability....
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House Of Lords Prepares EU Alcohol Strategy
Thursday, July 31, 2014
The House of Lords is inviting contributions for its new inquiry into EU Alcohol Strategy, covering minimum pricing, binge drinking and advertising....
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Liquor Of Legend: The Distillery Behind Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Blanton's--And Pappy Van Winkle
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
When the Sazerac Co. bought a run-down whiskey factory on the banks of the Kentucky River in 1992, it renovated the compound and rechristened it Buffalo Trace Distillery, after the trails cut into the countryside by bison centuries ago...
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Your 'Craft' Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana
Monday, July 28, 2014
The artisan whiskey industry has a big secret—many of the ‘small-batch’ distillers are actually buying their product from a large factory in Indiana....
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Approval of Alternative Devices for Determination of Proof of Distilled Spirits For Tax Determination Purposes; Guidance and Performance Standards
Monday, July 21, 2014
This document describes the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) process for approving the use of devices other tha...
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Treasury Wine Estates to target $US39 billion global travel and duty free alcohol sector
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Treasury Wine Estates has kicked off an expansion into the $US39 billion ($41.5 billion) global travel retail market to...
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Chinese company want to process Kimberley sorghum for alcohol
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Chinese company, Kimberley Agricultural Investment (KAI), says it plans to use the Kununurra sugar mill to process sorghum for the alcoholic spirit Baijiu....
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Record Number Of US Breweries Sending More Beer Abroad
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
The number of U.S. craft breweries is the highest it's been since the late 1800s. But this time, their market is a little bigger. Growing international demand for fashionable American booze is boosting exports for small-time brewers....
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Bargain Booze Owner Hails Profit Surge
Monday, July 14, 2014
Conviviality Retail, owner of UK convenience store brands including Wine Rack and Bargain Booze, has outlined “a significant opportunity” for its business as the company reported a 31.5% increase in pre-tax profits last year....
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USA Pioneering Growth Of Hybrid Spirits
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
There’s a party going on in US spirits with producers pushing boundaries as never before. Tom Bruce-Gardyne investigates the latest craze for hybrid spirits...
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Southern Wine & Spirits makes $30M donation
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Southern Wine & Spirits made a $30 million gift to the Step up For Students Scholarship Program....
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Drinks producers and retailers unveil new voluntary action plan to tackle harmful drinking
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
UNITED KINGDOM - Drinks producers and retailers have announced a range of voluntary industry actions with the aim of helping the government tackle alcohol misuse and promote responsible drinking....
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In Search of the Great American Beer (Excerpt)
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
When Todd Bates moved to a patch of land near Taos, New Mexico, in 1991, he had no grand visions of changing the American beer industry....
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New Speakers Added to Seventh Annual Alcohol Law and Policy Conference
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Center for Alcohol Policy (CAP) Seventh Annual Alcohol Law and Policy Conference to be held Septemb...
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Where the biggest beer, wine, and liquor drinkers live in the U.S.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
America's thirst for alcohol might know no boundaries, but certain parts of the country do seem especially parched....
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Ten Of The World’s Strongest Spirits
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
High strength spirits have appeared as a prominent trend in the spirits industry, but some of these world’s strongest spirits test the limits of human consumption....
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Britain’s timid teens need to go to the pub
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
At regular intervals over the past three years, one particular news story has prompted health zealots to crack open the carrot juice: young people are drinking less and less alcohol. It’s true....
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Walmart's policy on alcohol sales being criticized
Monday, July 28, 2014
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa —A mother is upset with Walmart on how the staff deals with selling alcohol to adults with minors present....
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Drunk History program: 'genius' television or poor judgement?
Saturday, July 26, 2014
A TV program that features extremely drunk people narrating American historical events has drawn mixed reviews. In...
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TTB Newsletter | Weekly News
Friday, July 25, 2014
This week's top stories include information about new grape varieties that may be used on domestic wine, our Chemist Certification Program, and a list of the past week's top TTB Tools and Tutorials pages at TTB.gov....
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Thank Prohibition for the craft beer boom
Friday, July 25, 2014
American craft brewing is flourishing, and Prohibition is partly to thank....
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Wine collector set for sentencing in New York
Thursday, July 24, 2014
NEW YORK — A California wine collector the government has characterized as a prolific wine counterfeiter who sold at least $20 million in fake wine is set for sentencing on fraud charges....
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Campaign Warns Drinkers ‘Respect The Water’
Thursday, July 24, 2014
UNITED KINGDOM - A new campaign is warning people to “Respect the Water” after UK coastal fatality figures released by the RNLI revealed almost a fifth of UK water-related deaths last year involved alcohol....
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Beer Is Americans' Adult Beverage of Choice This Year
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
As they have for most of the past two decades, Americans who drink alcohol choose beer over wine and liquor as the type...
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Chemist Certification Program Information
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
TTB offers a Chemist Certification Program for the export of beverage alcohol to foreign markets. Many countries accept a report of analysis from a TTB-certified chemist accompanying the export shipment as a condition of entry....
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Fake IDs, Still Coveted, Are Harder to Get
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
What is the true cost of a fake ID these days? Samantha K., a 19-year old college student, is still finding out....
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Leadership in Alcohol Regulation Award Nominations Deadline Set for August 1
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
The Center for Alcohol Policy is accepting nominations for the Second Annual Leadership in Alcohol Regulation Award until Aug...
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Promoting Responsible Consumption: Pernod Ricard Implements a Growing Number of Projects, alongside ICAP* Signatory Members
Monday, July 21, 2014
Press release - Paris, 21 July 2014- Earlier this month, ICAP (International Center for Alcohol Policies) released a com...
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Raising a Glass to Chemistry
Monday, July 21, 2014
One of the great things about “Breaking Bad” was that it emphasized just how much the magic of intoxication depends on science....
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Workplace alcohol risk assessments curb excessive drinking
Friday, July 18, 2014
Hangovers and pulling “sickies” are simply the outward manifestations of drinking too much, but UK businesses’ problem with alcohol is felt much more deeply and in ways we do not often appreciate....
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TTB NEWSLETTER
Friday, July 18, 2014
This week's top stories include information about TTB's presentation at the ASITA workshop in June, announcements about...
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THC-Infused Chocolate-Covered Bacon Is Just The Start Of A Huge Emerging Market For Marijuana Edibles
Friday, July 18, 2014
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Move over, pot brownies....
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Vapshot gadget that lets you INHALE alcohol at home
Thursday, July 17, 2014
A controversial way to inhale alcohol has been released in a new home version....
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New Mothers' Organization, M.A.S.S. (Moms Advocating Safe Sanitizers) Formed to Educate, Inform and Disclose the Dangers of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers
Thursday, July 17, 2014
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to over 18,000 incidents of alcohol-based hand sanitizer poisonings, Dr. Andrea Gan...
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Walmart Pumps $1 Million Into Three-County Liquor Effort
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
BENTONVILLE (KFSM) – Walmart has contributed $1 million to the pro-liquor group Our Community, Our Dollars, which is seeking to turn three Arkansas counties wet on the November ballot....
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Should the US lower its drinking age?
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
When asked what the minimum legal drinking age should be in the U.S., Heath says 8, or maybe even 6....
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Shops banned from selling alcohol after fake booze find
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
UNITED KINGDOM - Two Sandwell stores have been banned from selling alcohol after trading standards officers seized almost 200 bottles of counterfeit booze....
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Ten Truckloads of Beer Stolen as Germany Celebrates World Cup Win
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
BERLIN—As national euphoria gripped Germany on Tuesday with the arrival of its world champion soccer team, an apparent c...
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Game on for drinking program
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
AUSTRALIA - The next phase of the Changing Attitudes to Alcohol Through Sport (CAATS) program is to target attitudes towards alcohol at sports clubs....
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Alcohol Law and Policy Conference Announces Education Session Topics
Monday, July 14, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Center for Alcohol Policy (CAP) Seventh Annual Alcohol Law and Policy Conference to be held Septemb...
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D.C. Residents Refused Alcohol in N.H. Because State Law Does Not Recognize D.C. IDs
Monday, July 14, 2014
LANHAM, Md. (WNEW) — D.C. residents attempting to buy alcohol in a store in New Hampshire earlier this month were turned away because the state law there does not officially recognize Washington, D.C. identifications, the Concord Monitor reports....
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Richest Us Booze Dynasties
Friday, July 11, 2014
The Forbes family rich is out, and with just a glance through the list of the top 185 it is clear to see that the term ‘dynasty’ certainly hasn’t escaped the drinks industry....
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TTB NEWSLETTER | Weekly News
Friday, July 11, 2014
This week's top stories include information about TTB's regulation of alcohol beverage advertising, announcements about...
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New home brew system is the Keurig for craft beer
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Beer enthusiasts rejoice. A new machine claims to deliver craft brews right in the comfort of your own home....
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Washington Privatization: Promises made, promises broken
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Despite the many promises made by proponents of Washington State’s privatization Initiative 1183, the citizens of that state didn’t reap major benefits....
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Business Hoping to Prevent DWI's By Delivering Beer
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
TEXAS - A local man is starting a bold new business to help keep drunk drivers off the roads – by delivering beer to customer’s doorsteps....
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Alcohol Advertisements in Magazines Influence Underage Drinking: Study
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Magazine advertising of popular alcohol brands and underage drinking have some links, a new study shows....
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Beer facts for the Beer Factor
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Beer is beer is beer, as Gertrude Stein would have said if her mouth were not full of brownies. But some beer is more expensive than others....
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Self-serve beer stations make debut
Monday, July 07, 2014
Self-serve beer stations are up and running in Target Field, so Minnesota Twins fans and those who attend the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities next week can decide what they want and even how much they want of it....
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In our opinion: Public health officials worldwide are awake to the problems of alcohol abuse
Sunday, July 06, 2014
Around the country and around the world, public health officials are increasingly raising a warning cry about the incredible toll that alcohol abuse takes on society....
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‘Sip and spit’ bill could give young college students taste of beer-, wine-making process
Saturday, July 05, 2014
CALIFORNIA - Cal Poly Pomona offers courses in nearly everything. And soon, it will add brewing beer to its curriculum....
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Daniel Levine: Spirits Are Soaring as Liquor Gets Re-examined
Thursday, July 03, 2014
New York, NY, July 03, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Trends expert and keynote speaker Daniel Levine is seeing a shift in the spirit industry, as more producers join the space and try new ideas....
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From the archive, 3 July 1922: How American drinkers evade prohibition
Thursday, July 03, 2014
This country wants its prohibition and its liquor, too,” said an exasperated official witness in a liquor scandal inquiry last year. He was not far out....
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Should colleges do more to protect students when it comes to drinking?
Thursday, July 17, 2014
(WTVM) -College is such a positive step into adulthood, but student safety when it comes to drinking may lead these new adults into a medical emergency....
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College Alcohol Violations Often Draw a Slap on the Wrist: Study
Thursday, July 17, 2014
THURSDAY, July 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Light penalties are the norm for U.S. college students involved in alcohol-related offenses and incidents, a new study says....
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