Posts Tagged: Beer and Law
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 …
Those Damn Partying Beer Swilling College Kids!!!
Posted by on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 in - 10 comments
Ah, frosh week. All those memories of gaps in my memory. I came across this image above when grazing through some on line papers and, low and behold, I was a bit shocked by the year. Over 60 jailed. Any guesses as to when this occured?
Kentucky's Hofbrauhaus Wages Criminal War On Crime
Posted by on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in - 6 comments
OK, this is just weird. I am used to reading reports every day on disorderly bars in one place or another but usually the disorder is caused by drunk patrons, not the staff as the Kentucky Alcoholic Beverages Control Board found this week: • ...most of the disputes were related to searches for …
Your Dumb Beer Related Crime Video Of The Day
Posted by on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 in - leave a comment
What can you say. More here on the low speed chase...
