After Hurricane Harvey drenched Houston with over 50 inches of rain earlier this week, beverage alcohol producers, distributors and retailers have stepped up to ensure that their communities get the resources needed to stay safe and rebuild. Assistance is pouring in from local and national drinks companies alike.
IN THE WINTER OF 1922, two years after the start of Prohibition in the United States, a mysterious craft was said to be sneaking around the waters of Seattle's Puget Sound. Locals reported seeing the boat multiple times, and authorities believed that it had delivered illegal liquor in Seattle and then traveled south to the California coast.
Amazon closed its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Monday, affecting hundreds of stores in North America and the United Kingdom and thousands of shoppers' grocery bills as part of its pledge to make natural and organic food "available for everyone."
Labor Day is on the horizon, which means it's time to sneak away to the beach for one last dip in the ocean, or have friends over for an end-of-summer barbecue. And if you've been to a grocery store or liquor store in the past week, you know that the perfect thing to sip over the long weekend is . . . a spicy imperial pumpkin ale flavored with "cinnamon, nutmeg and a touch of cardamom and clove."
MILWAUKEE — A U.S. senator from Wisconsin is urging the State Department to investigate reports of tainted or substandard alcohol at Mexican resorts.
If one glass of wine takes the edge off, why not drink a few more?
Thank your brain's reward and motivation center for making the pricier bottles seem superior.
TENNESSEE - After a 10-year run, Farragut Wine & Spirits is closing — killed, its owner says, by a year of wine sales at Tennessee supermarkets.
Last week, multiple media outlets, including the Washington Post, Bloomberg, and, yes, Vox, reported on a study in JAMA Psychiatry that had an alarming finding: The rate of alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) in the US increased by more than 49 percent from 2001-'02 and 2012-'13.
A rapidly-growing Scottish craft beer brewery has announced plans to build a new bar which staddles the US-Mexican border offering Texan brews to those on the southern side and Mexican drinks to those on the north.