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.
The Joint Interim Revenue Committee approved a bill proposing a 3 percent increase in the maximum state profit on sales of wine and spirits earlier this month. The proposal will now be introduced when the Legislature meets Feb. 12 and needs a two-thirds approval to officially go to voting.
OXFORD – A planned gin distillery will have to get approval from the Mississippi Department of Revenue to operate after a local government rejected it.
UTAH -- Lighter beers may soon be harder to find in some states out west, as big breweries phase them out.
"Starting probably early to mid-2018, you're going to see many of the products in the grocery and convenience stores today will begin to disappear," Jim Olsen with the Utah Beer Wholesalers Association said.County Executive candidate Bill Frick Wednesday brushed off criticism of a planned January fundraiser that Total Wine & More co-owner Robert Trone is hosting at his Potomac home.
Democratic Montgomery County Council members Marc Elrich and George Leventhal—who are also running for county executive—criticized the fundraiser, saying it has the appearance of catering to special interests.
Monroeville's Fine Wine and Good Spirits at 3845 Northern Pike closed Wednesday because the building had structural issues caused by an unstable mine below it, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said in a news release.
The agency that regulates the distribution of alcohol in the state said it is looking to acquire space for a temporary store in the same area until a permanent solution is found.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration issued an advisory Monday reminding state residents that liquor purchases can't occur on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve due to the prohibition of Sunday sales.
HARRISBURG — Wine and beer enthusiasts have a lot more opportunity to get their favorite beverages for this holiday season, thanks to the loosening of the state’s liquor laws passed in 2016.
The liquor law update allowed wine sales in grocery stores and convenience stores that sell beer.
The Philadelphia City Council voted Thursday to remove bulletproof glass from the windows of some local businesses, despite a backlash from shop owners who cited safety concerns.