At Insight Brewing in Minneapolis earlier this month, 3rd District GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen was raising a glass to the Republican tax bill, signed into law by the president just weeks prior. The assorted craft brewers and beer boosters in the room were, in turn, raising a glass to Paulsen: the Eden Prairie congressman successfully included a provision in the tax legislation that slashes the taxes that brewers — as well as winemakers and distillers — pay to the federal government.
he latest figures from HMRC have revealed that a total of 42 new distilleries were opened in the UK in 2017, bringing the total to 315 and representing a 127% rise in five years.
The so-called ‘gin-naissance’ and the craft cocktail boom is said to be behind the rise in the number of distilleries in the UK.
IOWA - Cameras on ignition interlock systems used by those convicted of drunken driving may begin to appear on dashboards as soon as July.
The goal of adding cameras is to deter restricted drivers from using other people to take the breath test needed to start the engine of their vehicle.
The federal government's plan to hike excise taxes on beer every year will result in consumers paying more for the alcoholic beverage and business owners investing less in their operations, says an industry association fighting the change.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has issued initial guidance concerning reduced alcohol excise tax rates, which became effective on January 1, 2018.
Isadore Einstein, known as “Izzy” to his friends, was no one’s idea of a G-man. Short, fat with numerous chins and thinning hair, he was so rotund that the great crime writer, Herbert Asbury, described his belly as moving “majestically ahead like the breast of an overfed pouter pigeon.
Russia’s health minister has said that Russians consume 80 percent less alcohol than they did five years ago, amid a decrease in smoking levels and an increase in the number of people who do sports.
The latest World Health Organization figures put Russia’s alcohol consumption below that of France and Germany.
In an effort to better represent safety and well-being among Iowa State University’s campus community, the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement recently released a set of revised policies regarding Greek chapters holding events involving alcohol.
In 15 public middle schools in rural Oregon, UO education researcher Mark Van Ryzin is testing an old approach proven to enhance learning to see if it can be adapted to head off behavioral problems. It appears to be working.
WASHINGTON — Montgomery County governs the sale of alcohol more closely than any county in the nation. While that control has caused problems in the past, private county businesses that sell beer and wine see improvements — but say the government’s operation needs more changes.