Beer companies are using this counterintuitive method to get millennial customer

Beer companies are using this counterintuitive method to get millennial customers back   Source: Business Insider Kate Taylor January 13, 2016   The craft-beer boom is forcing Big Beer to reexamine its marketing techniques.   “If you look at millennial brands that today are at the top of their preferred list, most of the time […]

Food and beer makers are on a dangerous diet

Food and beer makers are on a dangerous diet   Source: FT by: John Gapper January 13, 2016   When a US-Belgian conglomerate with Brazilian shareholders buys a Scottish-style ale made by a craft brewery in Arizona to give itself authenticity, the world has gone mad. Last month, AB InBev acquired Four Peaks Brewing, whose […]

NTSB wish list includes lower alcohol limit, rail and transit improvements

NTSB wish list includes lower alcohol limit, rail and transit improvements   Source: The Hill By Keith Laing 01/13/16   The National Transportation Safety Board’s annual wish list for safety includes changes to federal regulations of U.S. railways and transit systems and lowering the legal alcohol limit for drivers.   The agency released its annual […]

Could on-the-door breathalysing spell the end of pre-loading?

Could on-the-door breathalysing spell the end of pre-loading?   Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 12th January, 2016   The latest weapon in the battle against alcohol-related antisocial behaviour in the UK involves breathalysing patrons at bar entrances. We explore the issues at hand.   As police crack down on alcohol-related misbehaviour across the […]

The U.S. needs direct shipping of alcohol because the FTC created a monster

The U.S. needs direct shipping of alcohol because the FTC created a monster   Source: The Gray Report W. Blake Gray January 12, 2016   Nothing about the Prohibition of alcohol in the United States made sense or was well planned. We still suffer the consequences, not only from the dumb idea itself, but from […]

Cold Beer Sales Restriction Upheld in Indiana

Cold Beer Sales Restriction Upheld in Indiana   Source: Brewers Association January 11, 2016   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has denied the appeal of a district court decision which upheld a state law denying grocery and convenience stores the ability to sell cold packaged beer. Although the court did not […]

United Kingdom: How many calories are YOU guzzling? Beers including Stella, Becks and Budweiser to list all nutritional information on the bottle in a bid to stem obesity crisis

United Kingdom: How many calories are YOU guzzling? Beers including Stella, Becks and Budweiser to list all nutritional information on the bottle in a bid to stem obesity crisis       Move is part of a broader drive to curb excessive and harmful drinking     Calorie count details will start going on to cans and […]

Drinking limits around the world – graphic

Drinking limits around the world – graphic   Source: Decanter Chris Mercer January 8, 2016   How do the new UK alcohol guidelines compare to drinking limits in other countries around the world? It’s complicated…   The new official advice for UK drinkers is that nobody should consume more than 14 units of alcohol in […]

Google Drone Executive: Drones Could Be Delivering Beer In One Year

Google Drone Executive: Drones Could Be Delivering Beer In One Year   Source: Daily Caller Casey Harper 01/11/2016   Google’s drone executive Dave Vos told a crowd of aviation experts Monday that the tech company’s drone delivery service could deliver a beer right to your hand and that it could begin as early as next […]