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During its first decade of operation, Belmont Farm Distillery in Culpeper had to fight the stigma associated with moonshine, unaged corn whiskey. 

“They thought it could make you go blind, it’s not good for you, all that kind of stuff,” says Chuck Miller, co-owner of Belmont, which opened in 1988.

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Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) and wine brokers from across the state are working to help raise awareness and funds for the victims of the northern California wildfires by offering the public an opportunity to donate funds for the chance to win an impressive selection of top wines from California and nearby regions.

The state consistently ranks among the country’s worst states for rates of binge drinking and alcohol-related fatalities. In 2012, Montanans reported driving drunk at nearly twice the rate of the national average, and more than 20 percent of residents admitted to drinking excessively within a 30-day period.

West Virginia high school students can submit entries in an annual state-sponsored contest on the dangers of drinking and driving and underage alcohol consumption.

The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration is accepting essay or video entries for the NO School Spirits contest through Dec. 22.

Montgomery County Council members on Tuesday put off weighing in on controversial state alcohol bills before the public can comment at hearings next week.

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On Monday night, Drexel University’s Creese Student Center was the site of the second roundtable discussion in Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s ongoing series on college campus safety.

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 Montgomery County police task force made 62 arrests in the last two weeks on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, authorities said.

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SALT LAKE CITY — State alcohol regulators are having troubling collecting possibly thousands of dollars in fines from some businesses and workers that violate Utah liquor laws.

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Utah has broken another record for liquor sales this Thanksgiving.  Last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, over $3.4 million worth of alcohol were sold across the state, according to Utah’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or DABC.

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Is recreational marijuana about to be legalized in Michigan?  Members of the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol believe so.  State lawmakers, however, weigh in both ways on the issue.

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