Like brew pubs? Get ready for still pubs. Legislation approved Thursday by the Illinois House would license craft distillers similar to the way craft brewers are regulated, with the aim of giving a boost to the burgeoning community of artisan spirits makers in the state.
While brewers and grocers reap the benefits of new liquor laws, hundreds of small businesses across the state are experiencing a sobering reality.
Small craft distilleries and breweries will be able to sell more of their product directly to consumers later this year.
A study released earlier this year claims that North Dakota has the second-highest rate of underage drinking in the nation. Interviews with public health professionals and a look at police statistics appear to bear out that figure.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Pretty soon, breweries in New Mexico will be saying “it’s 11 o’clock somewhere” thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Senate Bill 413 changes the way breweries are taxed.
A local liquor distributor says the new law has cost him one-hundred million dollars. State Senate Bill 608 would amend part of the law that allowed major brand distributors to come into Oklahoma pushing out local distributors.
An amendment that would have allowed Minnesota breweries producing more than 20,000 barrels of beer per year to continue selling growlers was dropped from the Senate's Omnibus Liquor Bill on Thursday.
KILGORE, Texas — The month of April is Alcohol Awareness Month and many health officials are trying to increase the awareness and understanding of alcohol addiction.
State officials say several agencies will be conducting sweeps of bars, restaurants, liquor stores and grocery stores across New York during a month-long crackdown on fake identifications and businesses that sell alcohol to minors.
SACRAMENTO (KRON) - California lawmakers are considering a bill that would lower the current blood-alcohol limit, thus reducing the amount of alcohol you can legally have in your system while behind the wheel.