Texas: TABC Deems Crowlers Illegal For Retail Beer To-Go
Texas: TABC Deems Crowlers Illegal For Retail Beer To-Go Source: Houston Press By Phaedra Cook September 2, 2015 Many craft beer fans are well acquainted with growlers, reusable bottles-normally made of amber glass-that bars, grocery stores and beer specialty shops fill with beer on draft for patrons to take home. Crowlers (short for […]
These Boston bars are charged with taking bribes from a beer distributor
These Boston bars are charged with taking bribes from a beer distributor Source: The Boston Globe By Amanda Hoover 09.02.15 After nearly a year-long investigation, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) has cited a handful of Boston bars with violating state laws that prohibit breweries and beer distributors from bribing bars to carry […]
Bar gimmicks slammed for ‘reckless’ promotion
Bar gimmicks slammed for ‘reckless’ promotion Source: The Spirits Business by Amy Hopkins 2nd September, 2015 Trendy bar gimmicks such as serving cocktails in milk bottles and plastic bags, vodka-infused lollies and giant Martini glasses have come under fire for the “reckless” promotion of alcohol. The New South Wales Office of Liquor, […]
United Kingdom: Drinkers ‘subsidising’ non-drinkers by £6.5 billion a year
United Kingdom: Drinkers ‘subsidising’ non-drinkers by £6.5 billion a year A drain on taxpayers? Drinkers pay their dues three times over, new study claims Source: The Telegraph By John Bingham, Social Affairs Editor 3 Sep 2015 Drinkers are “subsidising” non-drinkers to the tune of £6.5 billion a year, according to a provocative […]