With the enactment of Senate Bill 9, manufacturers and wholesalers of beer, wine, and spirits will be subject to new layers of compliance, including the requirement to obtain a permit to ship to consumers in the Last Frontier.
But a law passed a few weeks ago that loosens some restrictions on what breweries and distilleries can sell from their cocktail rooms and taprooms is “a good start,” according to business owners.
An initiative petition seeking to change state liquor-licensing laws remains alive after the Supreme Judicial Court on Monday ruled that Attorney General Maura Healey correctly certified it to appear before voters on November's ballot.
Sweeping changes to rules and certification for alcohol servers and managers at establishments that sell alcohol are to be made mandatory in only few weeks, possibly creating another employment hole at bars and restaurants that sell alcohol.
That pesky "bona fide" meal requirement for to-go cocktails could be 86'ed under proposed revisions to California's carry-out cocktail rules, as the state senate just unanimously approved an expansion of legal to-go booze sales.
Massachusetts is known for a lot of great things. History, sports, delicious food, beautiful beaches, and majestic mountains. While there are many beautiful things about living in Massachusetts, it can feel like there are many rules and regulations about, well basically EVERYTHING, including something that has deep roots in the Bay State: Beer.
LaGuardia Airport: the third busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area, and the only place you can experience 25-foot-tall indoor fountains/New York-themed light shows alongside a $27 Sam Adams Summer Ale. Or at least you could until recently.
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)--'Drinking was fun… until it wasn't' is a saying in some recovery circles, which helps identify the point in time where alcohol use transformed from an enjoyable experience into something problematic.
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KRON) -- A new study released Tuesday found that one Bay Area city has more "intoxicated Instagrammers" than anywhere else in the state.
A bottleneck in supplies is affecting suppliers, distilleries and bars that make specialty cocktails. To compensate, distilleries are ordering more supplies and paying more for supplies and bars are finding alternatives to the name-brand liquors.