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Recent Posts Tagged With 'industry'

Apr 09

Striking for an all-day happy hour

I’ve heard of many people getting fired for drinking on the job, but this is the first time I’ve ever heard workers going on strike because they can’t drink on the job.  You read that right, Carlsberg workers went on strike yester (read full article)

beer, carlsberg, industry, strange, strike

Mar 24

The $7.9 Million Schnoz

Ilja Gort’s nose is worth $7.9 million dollars (5 Euros), at least according to his insurance policy.  Jonathan Thomas, the lead underwriter for the policy, stated that the nose could distinguish millions of different smells.  This ability was i (read full article)

industry, nose, strange, Wine

Oct 14

Monster storm brewing over beer and energy drinks

Does this look anything at all like the Monster drink labels? The story Yesterday Monster Energy drinks fired a shot at a Rock Art Brewery over their Vermonster beer.  Monster Energy drinks says the name Vermonster beer is too close their Monster E (read full article)

industry, legal, monster drinks, rock art brewery

Jul 23

How to get out of a DUI/DWI

The US Supreme Court may have inadvertently given drunk drivers a free ride.  In June they ruled in a 5-4 decision, the Constitution’s Sixth Amendment guarantee “… to be confronted with the witnesses against him” is not sati (read full article)

dui, DWI, industry, legal

Jul 15

Underage possession of alcohol may be legal in SC

In South Carolina, buying alcohol by anyone under 21 is illegal, but one judge ruled this does not prevent them from possessing or consuming alcohol.  A twenty year old was cited by the Richland County Sheriff’s department in March for posess (read full article)

drinking age, industry, legal, South Carolina

Feb 26

Biodynamic Wine – Organic’s older, crazy half-brother

There’s a large sign on one of the (many) organic/natural/vegan/I’m better than you for not eating “x” restaurants in Boulder, Colorado reading “biodynamic wine” in huge, bright letters.  Boulder, being commonly referred to arou (read full article)

biodynamic, featured, industry, myths, Organic, science, Wine

Feb 23

How the three-tiered beer distribution system works

History of beer distribution Before prohibition, the large breweries had their own saloons.  If you wanted a Schlitz, you went to a bar which sold only Schlitz.  The large breweries practiced anti-competitive practices by requiring retailers to ca (read full article)

21st amendment, featured, industry, legal, three-tier distribution

Jan 22

DNA Drinking

Humans have been altering the genome of many plants and animals for thousands of years.  The wild “natural” grape still exists in parts of Eurasia and north Africa but bears only a passing resemblance to its relatives cultivated for the wine tr (read full article)

beer, dna, industry, Recent Studies, science, Wine

Jun 04

Why can’t I have boobies on my beer label?

Legal Weed Beer If you haven’t heard, Vaune Dillmann, owner of Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. in Weed, California ran into an issue with his bottlecaps.  The bottlecaps are offending the U.S. Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bure (read full article)

aclu, boobies, flying dog, industry, labeling, legal, legal weed, santas butt, ttb

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