Posts Tagged: Beer and Law
Question: Is "Open Beer" Bad Where You Are?
Posted by on Saturday, October 2, 2010 in - 10 comments
We up here - the people of the north - like out generalities, our ways of saying something that looks benign when we are really saying something else. As with the odd phrase "visible minorities", Canada has some unique euphemisms like "open beer": • A 30-year-old man has been arrested after … read more »
Units And "Man Walks Into A Pub", 2nd Ed.
Posted by on Saturday, September 18, 2010 in - 10 comments
You know, I have often wondered about the odd measurement of alcohol strength that the UK uses - aka "the unit" - because it is so obscure. For me, I would like to see the number of ml of pure alcohol listed on every bottle. Wouldn't that be the easiest thing to do? Instead, we in Canada get …
Beer Stings In Kanawha County And Beyond
Posted by on Monday, September 13, 2010 in - leave a comment
Hats off to the working with the Sheriff's Underage Drinking Division in Kanawha County, West Virginia who rolled out their beer sting strategy over the weekend: • Lt. Bryan Stover said deputies working with the Sheriff's Underage Drinking Division went out Friday evening with three juveniles …
What Price Principle When Talking Beer Styles?
Posted by on Sunday, September 5, 2010 in - 3 comments
This is almost the opposite side of the coin compared to the minor Black Bitter dispute in the US. In the case of Black IPA or whatever it will end up being called, people have plenty of pet names and hope they might even have a style to match them up with. Conversely, beer fans in New Zealand are …
Back From The Road And Did I Really Learn Anything?
Posted by on Sunday, August 29, 2010 in - leave a comment
I don't know if you can draw conclusions from a trip just a couple of hours and laundry loads after hitting the driveway. Especially when you haven't even pulled out the digital camera to pretty up the post or to see if there are are any ideas in the images. So far these come to what I might still …
Finally - Beer's "Man Bites Dog" Story!
Posted by on Friday, August 20, 2010 in - 1 comment
It can get a bit dreary going through the Google news items every few days looking for a story that catches the eye. There are two classes of "beer news" that depress. First, the over regulation by a small committee of a simple consumable in a small town. Second, the petty crime that involves beer …
"...The Proposal Would Help Tourism To The Area"
Posted by on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 in - leave a comment
You know, we say a lot of good things about beer and pubs. We like to think good things, too. Think that our little hobby, our habit is not something that should be a bother to others. Sure there is plenty of evidence to the contrary but this one little tale of one little pub just sticks with me …
Bootlegger Sentenced After 76 Year Trade
Posted by on Monday, July 19, 2010 in - 2 comments
Good Lord. I have been writing this blog for a long time. It's over five and a half years since I wrote that post about the shutting down of the illegal bars in my old home in Canada's eastern province of Prince Edward Island. Well, apparently they didn't shut them all down as the sentencing of 85 …
Beer And Ethics: Does One Tap The Saved Keg?
Posted by on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 in - 5 comments
This moment in the lives of a couple of small town Canadian firefighters has got me thinking: • As the smouldering site was being demolished, some firefighters noticed the six kegs of beer and decided to save the valuable merchandise, Oliver Mayor Pat Hampson told The Province Monday night. But …
Straining Reality To Keep "Craft Beer" Meaningless
Posted by on Monday, June 14, 2010 in - 9 comments
I have every sympathy for the Boston Beer Company and their Sam Adams brands if for no other reason that they keep coming up with brews that surprise me unexpectedly with their quality and value. That being said, it is getting silly out there with the efforts being made to continue their right to …
