A biennial report out Wednesday from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board highlights a troubling trend: alcohol use by children.
Your booze is probably too cheap.
That’s probably not something most people who enjoy beer, wine, or any other alcoholic beverage think at the store or bar, but it’s a view widely shared by public health and drug policy experts — especially as the effective price has fallen due to market competition, mass production, and policies that have failed to keep up with inflation.
Home already to everything under the Philadelphia sun, Reading Terminal Market will soon be dedicating space for an expanded selection of made-in-Pennsylvania wine and spirits.
The historic market recently put out a (RFP) to find a combination of limited distilleries and limited wineries to sell their products in a section of side-by-side kiosks.
Minneapolis, MN (December 26, 2018)—Beverage Dynamics is pleased to announce the second annual Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference (BARC), taking place on June 3-5, 2018 in Denver, CO. The conference will bring together top retailers, offering in-person education and networking opportunities.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that hundreds of restaurants in the state overcharged customers for mixed drinks.
Lawsuits filed in 2011 by Tom Erbar and John Truel alleged restaurants overcharged by adding a 13.5 percent liquor tax to advertised price of mixed drinks.
New Delhi: In India, just like Amul is to butter, Kingfisher has been to beer for decades. But things are changing fast. The country’s biggest beer brand is losing market share to premium foreign brands as urban Indians develop a liking for high-end brands over high alcohol content in their beers.
This post does not constitute tax advice. It summarizes changes in alcohol beverage excise tax laws to assist industry members in planning to implement the changes. Excise tax calculations and liability must be determined for each taxpayer based on numerous variables.
RACINE — People licensed to sell alcohol in Racine could become subject to a demerit point system that monitors compliance with local rules and state laws.
The system was first proposed by City Attorney Scott Letteney in July and revisited this month by Racine’s Committee of the Whole.The city’s first microdistillery with a tasting room will open next month. Dead Reckoning Distillery, a small-batch rum maker, plans to offer its first tours and tastings Jan. 12.
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are working on a bill to allow out-of-town veterans to buy drinks at clubs run by the Veterans of Foreign Wars or the American Legion.
Under current law, veterans from out of town must rely on the generosity of others if they want a drink. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission says drinks can only be sold directly to local members at clubs, although the restriction isn't always followed.