Robert Tobiassen is legal consultant based in Virginia. He spent 34 years working for the federal service with regulatory, taxation and administrative and judicial enforcement experience within the domestic and global alcohol industry.
TTB recognizes the time-sensitive nature of adding trade names, and our new Permits Online was designed to speed trade name amendments with automatic approvals.
We recently added two frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to malt beverage formula requirements: FAQ B13: Am I exempt from formula requirements if I sell my malt beverage only at my brewpub or only within my state?
BOSTON — State liquor officials will investigate whether alcohol laws were violated on a booze cruise where a 21-year-old soldier fell overboard and died in Boston Harbor.
Plastic rings from can and bottle holders are a danger to wildlife and a major part of plastic pollution in our oceans. Two breweries are tackling plastic waste in a unique way by removing plastic from 6-pack holders.
IAMI — In convenience stores spawned by the wellness wave, kombucha slushies take the place of corn-syrupy treats infused with red dye, tortilla chips are made of cassava flour instead of corn and there are vegan ice cream bars and a dizzying selection of organic produce and craft beer on tap.
Created in 1998, TABS Analytics says it delivers “analytical innovations to the consumer products industry in order to simplify and improve business analytics.”
COLLEGES THAT have banned hard alcohol say the step has helped combat some of the most pernicious effects of campus drinking.
(CNN) -- Seniors are increasingly passing the pipe. About 9% of US adults between the ages of 50 and 64 have used marijuana at least once during the survey year, while 3% of those over 65 have done so, new research finds.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), as well as U.S. Representatives Ken Buck (R-CO) and Scott Peters (D-CA), as the Beer Institute's "2018 Beer Champions."