Posts Tagged: Beer and Law
When To Have That Beer In Zimbabwe In 2012?
Posted by on Monday, August 15, 2011 in - 3 comments
Laws around beer reflect cultural norms both in how they regulate and how they express norms that are unregulated. Consider this proposed reform to the hours of sale law of Zimbabwe: • The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare is crafting its own alcohol policy, which might alter the tough …
So What Happens If I Order A Beer And A Coke?
Posted by on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 in - 2 comments
... or, errr, an Irish coffee? • Look, I have no particular skin in the game of caffeinated coolers - what we in Canada at least call some industrial gak in a can that mixes a whole lot of herbs with booze and fluids. They cost 12 cents to make and someone sells them to you for three bucks... or …
OK, But If We Call It A "Listing Fee" I Bet They'll Pay!!!
Posted by on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in - 11 comments
You can hear the giggles in the accounts receivable department management meetings at Ontario's dynamically named "Beer Store," can't you. Imagine having someone pay you to make a profit off of their product. As Josh Rubin explains in the Toronto Star that is how things work when craft brewers … read more »
Russia's Lawmakers Now Treat Beer As Booze
Posted by on Sunday, July 24, 2011 in - leave a comment
As I noted last summer, the Russian male's public drinking habits are something to behold. But the law classifying beer as booze and not a food passed into law this week and may bring an end to all that - for apparently good reason: • Since coming into office three years ago Medvedev has …
When Government Shuts Does The Beer Stop?
Posted by on Thursday, July 14, 2011 in - 10 comments
Throughout the reporting on the economic crisis in Greece, I keep hearing reports of the ending of social cohesion, the end of that pact we have with each other, the beginning of the guy with the ammo is king. I expect it will pass because at the end of the day, you can always have a beer... right …
Dear Mr. Customs Man - Thank You For Not Asking.
Posted by on Monday, July 4, 2011 in - 2 comments
It is always a bit of a crap shoot crossing the border with a load of good beer. I declare all and pay what is asked of me every time. I figure there is more harm in the hassle of being found out - and there are plenty of lessons to be learned from observing the misfortunes of others when your …
Internet Based Bootlegging In Australia
Posted by on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in - leave a comment
Bootlegging is a word that gets a lot of different meanings. In some cases, it is running an illegal bar... sometimes quite glibly ignoring the law. In others, it is about getting after hour deliveries. My summer job painting a house when I was 17 gave me a real education on that sort when I … read more »
Canada's Dirty Secret: Buying Beer In Another Province
Posted by on Friday, May 13, 2011 in - 10 comments
Of all the reasons to call in the cops, buying beer in one province and taking to another has to be one of the most important, as this story shows: • "Our intelligence gathering revealed that we believe there was a large quantity of alcohol being brought in to the province from other provinces …
The US Secret Service Needs Good Cellerpersons
Posted by on Monday, May 9, 2011 in - 9 comments
Interesting to note that the impending trip of a US President to the ancestral home in Ireland requires the safe supply of beer: • The US secret service is to supply beer kegs to a pub US President Barack Obama is expected to visit in Moneygall, Co Offaly. Security surrounding the trip will be … read more »
A Fantastic Beer Law Canadians Too Backward To Want
Posted by on Thursday, May 5, 2011 in - 5 comments
Is that unkind? Have a look: • ...Mr. VanGlad’s Tundra Brewery will be the first to sell beer at the Greenmarket, under a law passed in 2009 that allows small-scale breweries in New York to sell at markets. The hops in the ale are among the first to be grown in New York — which once produced … read more »
