Posts Tagged: Beer and Law
With Friends Like This, Who Needs That Beer?
Posted by on Sunday, January 22, 2012 in - 9 comments
A bit of odd news out of Brazil as published in The Sydney Morning Herald as that nation prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2014: • ''Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup, so we're going to have them. Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant, but that's something we won't negotiate …
When Do Good Beer And Public Money Mix?
Posted by on Friday, January 13, 2012 in - leave a comment
I like beer as much as the next guy. Probably more. But I am not sure why one of Ontario's, frankly, less interesting brewers deserved $1,000,000 in tax support annually: • ...until a few years ago, few Ontario consumers knew or understood the concept of craft beer. All that changed in part due …
Oh, To Be In Milwaukee In A Beer Garden There
Posted by on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in - 1 comment
What an advanced form of civilization they must have in Milwaukee: • The county would likely get a percentage of sales from each beer garden. The county's request for proposals suggests a minimum of 15%. "I'm not saying I can pull it off, but I'm putting it before the public," Black said …
New York: Will Hydro Fracking Force Ommagang Out?
Posted by on Monday, January 9, 2012 in - 7 comments
I was really bummed about the prospect of this threat to one of my favorite breweries coming to pass: • A well-known brewery in the Cooperstown area says that fracking may force it to relocate or fold. Brewery Ommegang lays out its case in a friend of the court brief, which it submitted in …
Outdoor Skating Causes Haligonians To Lose Control
Posted by on Thursday, December 15, 2011 in - leave a comment
I had no idea that residents of my former home town of Halifax, Nova Scotia have such a problem with the drink... and ice skating: • Selling beer at the oval was not part of the sponsorship deal or any of the discussions leading up to it, Mayor Peter Kelly said Wednesday. “I wouldn’t think (we …
Shipping Beer May Save US Constitutional Provision!
Posted by on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in - leave a comment
Change is tough. The toothbrush that is always and ratty blue suddenly is new and green. Throws me off. So much more disruptive is the shock of the new information and communications technologies. And no one knows that better than the US Postal Service - but a bipartisan set of US Senators are to …
Day 18: Dear Lord - Save Us From The Portman Group
Posted by on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in - 9 comments
Hear our prayer. Remember the money lenders and the false prophets? They are back, Lord. The shadowy Portman Group is back. A trade industry organization representing macro brewers pretending they are an independent consumer-protection organization. Lord, hear our prayers. • It's been over three …
A Few Saturday Afternoon Stories You Need To Know...
Posted by on Saturday, November 12, 2011 in - 10 comments
... or not. Saturday afternoon is the Dark Ages of the internet, after all. But here are some stories about things beery that could colour how you look at the world this weekend. How could I not share? • • • Brian Stechschulte of San Fran has confirmed on Twitter that DRAFT magazine has agreed …
Where Would You Place The Tax Break For Beer?
Posted by on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in - 5 comments
This is great news for folk who long for the day when low alcohol beer meant something tasty and reasonably priced: • The new rules on duty levels come into force on 1 October, with beers below 2.8 per cent ABV receiving a duty cut and beers above 7.5 per cent paying more. Dr Isaac Sheps, chief …
Beer Rules: One Of These Things's Not Like The Others
Posted by on Monday, September 26, 2011 in - 7 comments
The implicit ethics of beer. Cultural, community, individual ethics. It is one of those things that brings me back to thinking about beer over and over. Sure, I drink the stuff but isn't it far more interesting what people think that the stuff means? Contextually, the same fluid can bean award, a …
