The London Metal Exchange is toughening its stance on alcohol consumption with new rules that will prohibit floor traders from drinking during the workday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce’s new chairman says he wants the county’s elected officials to get the message that Montgomery County is falling behind economically, needs to get out of the liquor business and should support a proposal to widen Interstate 270 and the Beltway.
WAILUKU– Officials with the growing local craft brewpub industry urged the Maui County Liquor Commission on Wednesday to permit the serving of sample-size craft beers and opposed a rule change defining a “standard drink” of beer at 12 ounces, saying the worldwide industry standard is 16 ounces.
In the past 18 months, four new barrel warehouses have sprung up and the bottling hall is near completion, as Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its $1.2 billion infrastructure investment with the largest expansion since the repeal of Prohibition.
After a 22-year hiatus in issuing these types of clarifying documents, the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco released “Information Bulletin 2019-001” this month, specifying how malt beverage distributors can give branded glassware to licensed alcohol beverage retailers...
One provision in the 2017 tax overhaul slashed federal excise taxes for the craft beer, wine and distilling sectors. But that tax relief will sunset at the end of this year unless Congress extends it.
Alcohol use is one of the biggest risk factors for social and physical harm and has been linked to the development of diseases including cancer, diabetes, and liver and heart disease.
Arguing that the city of Baltimore violated the Constitution by trying to force them out of business, the owners of 30 liquor stores have appealed new zoning rules. Their lawyer said Tuesday that the challenges will allow the stores to remain open, at least for now.
Systembolaget (literally "The System Company") is a government-owned chain of liquor stores with a monopoly on all retail sales of alcohol with above 3.5 percent ABV (alcohol by volume).
Tallahassee, Florida, June 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) yesterday alerted its members across the country that they may begin legally shipping wine directly to consumers in the state of Florida using common carriers such as FedEx and UPS.