Posts Tagged: Beer and Law
The Most Offensive Morality Play Beer Story Ever
Posted by on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 in - 4 comments
Did I say "ever"? I suppose I did. I suppose it is because this news combines such a sense of bean counting, superiority, triviality and, frankly, sheer sadness so as to define a point which we may have reached. I quote in reasonable fullness: • ...West Linn-Wilsonville School District teachers …
Should I Like Beer Labeling Or Not Like Beer Labeling
Posted by on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 in - 7 comments
Here is the thing. I am allergic to sulphites. Monosodium bisuphite is a killer to me. Gives me a respiratory reaction, like asthma. It's in some beers. Apparently proposals for beer labeling in Canada would include declarations that sulphites are in the beer: • The labelling changes, first …
What's In The Beer News This Sunday Night?
Posted by on Sunday, January 16, 2011 in - 2 comments
As the last moments of the first weekend in well over a month that hasn't included too much guilt buying or a thousand kilometre drive, I actually have time to check out the news - including some news about beer: • Don't ban all drinks over 6%. Just ban the beer over 6%. That makes sense.Cold …
Considering The Delights Of The Growler
Posted by on Friday, January 14, 2011 in - 7 comments
I got the news on Facebook: • Growlers are ordered, kegs are coming in, 3 tap system is almost finished. Should be filling 32 and 64 oz growlers by next week. A few of our first drafts will be Dogfish Chicory Stout, Grimbergen Double, and Great Divide Fresh Hop. • That is the news from the Big …
The Other Great Way To Advance Good Beer
Posted by on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in - 4 comments
Take over control of society: • They were swilling pints of Hickenlooper's Inaugurale in Denver Tuesday, toasting John Hickenlooper, the former brewpub owner, mayor and now Colorado governor -- a Democrat billed as a bipartisan solution in a purple state... Perhaps he'll follow President Barack …
PGP 7.0: Bladder Bustering In Nebraska?
Posted by on Monday, January 10, 2011 in - 4 comments
I know the winters are long in Nebraska but I had no idea that this sort of thing had infiltrated their pub game scene: • The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission will vote Wednesday on a measure to ban beer pong and other drinking games in Nebraska bars. Hobert Rupe, the commission's executive …
One Last Weird Beer Law To Learn About In 2010
Posted by on Monday, December 27, 2010 in - 4 comments
I recall that where I used to live and brew my own stuff there was a legal limit on the amount of beer I could brew each year. And I also know that some places have rules about where you have to have beer in your vehicle when transporting it. But I had no idea that simply transporting too much … read more »
Alberta Adds Tax To Stop Kids Drinking Utopias
Posted by on Sunday, December 19, 2010 in - 3 comments
That seems to be the logic - that super strong beer is the new highway to hell. The Government of Alberta is adding a surcharge to stop kids and other sorts of vulnerable Albertans from drinking a class of beer they, frankly, never intended to drink... or, more likely, were even aware existed …
Once Upon A Time, There Was A Man In Michigan...
Posted by on Thursday, December 16, 2010 in - 6 comments
Decades ago, Monty Python did a bit about a secret Welsh martial art of self-defence that required you to attack your opponent before the idea of attacking you came into his head. For some reason, this story out of Michigan made me think of that... • ...the unidentified victim told police he was …
Is This An Anti-"Pairing" Movement Starting?
Posted by on Monday, October 25, 2010 in - 2 comments
Well, maybe it's an anti-mandatory pairing movement going on in my old home province of Nova Scotia: • Restaurants on Quinpool Road in Halifax are being allowed to serve alcohol without food. Regional council agreed Tuesday to change the zoning law so restaurants can have lounges. Each business …
