Rising liquor liability insurance rates are wreaking havoc on a food and beverage industry with notoriously tight profit margins. In the last six years, the average liability policy in South Carolina has ballooned from $5,000 to $25,000, with some struggling to find rates under $100,000.
Wisconsin Brewing Company in Verona is designed for summer parties. Guests can sip a Warped Speed Scotch Ale and watch the sunset from Adirondack chairs beside a manmade pond, near where the Ice Age Trail winds through a stand of woods.
ST PAUL, Minn. -- Several other states that have legalized marijuana, including Colorado and Washington, saw sharp increases in drivers being stopped for driving while high.
With legalization about a week away in Minnesota, officials are preparing for something similar.
Four months after the Federal Drug Administration approved the overdose-reversing drug naloxone for over-the-counter use, Honolulu is poised to become the first major U.S. city in the nation to require that bars, nightclubs and other establishments that serve alcohol have the lifesaving medication on hand.
(The Center Square) -- Connecticut's craft beer makers are getting a break on their excise tax bill as part of a broader measure aimed at fostering the brewing industry.
The state's excise tax on beer dropped by 16.7% beginning on July 1, which lowered the tax on a 31-gallon barrel of beer to $6, from $7.20 previously, and the excise tax on wine from $0.24 to $0.20 per gallon.
A long-standing Indiana law changed July 1 in an effort to expand family dining space in Hoosier restaurants. The law previously prohibited minors under 18 years of age from dining in the bar area of a restaurant.
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Wednesday was National Bourbon Day and Congress was showing support for Kentucky distillers.
Congressman Morgan McGarvey introduced a bipartisan bill known as the Duty Drawback Clarification Act.
Several bills before the Consumer Protection Committee would once again extend authorization for restaurants and bars with liquor licenses to sell takeaway beer, wine and cocktails or make it altogether permanent.
BOSTON -- Massachusetts lawmakers could create a path for to-go alcohol sales to become a permanent option in the Bay State.
The residents of Madison County voted yes to expand alcohol sales countywide on Tuesday.
According to unofficial election results from the Madison County Clerks Office, 14,675 ballots were cast in the wet/dry local option on the ballot.