In which you try to release a beer, and fail pretty hard at it.
Tag: history
Why Aren’t There Nutrition Labels On Alcohol?
Tax money before health! Historically speaking, at least…
Do Higher Taxes Reduce Drinking’s Problems?
The impact of taxes on the price of booze has been dropping for decades.
Behind the Zion Curtain: Utah’s Unorthodox Approach To Keeping Liquor Away From Innocent Eyes
For a while there, the view from a Utah bar stool was a bit… bland. Meet one of the strangest state liquor laws on the books.
Three Cheers, Three Tiers: Why Alcohol Production, Distribution, and Sales are Legally Separate
Tied houses, overzealous bartenders, and the creation of three distinct alcohol industries
Prohibition’s Legacy
Speakeasies, bathtub gin, mob wars… we all know the basic story, but Prohibition’s impact went well beyond the sensational tales, and left impacts across our society.
You have a baby… In a bar! How Laws About Kids In Bars Have Adapted (or not) to Changing Times
Getting a drink with kids in tow is more normal than ever. Are laws keeping up with our changing social mores?
3.2%: Why Some State Laws Distinguish Between “Light” and “Heavy” Beer
In five US states, you can buy beer below 3.2% ABW in a grocery store, but nothing higher. Seems a little arbitrary, doesn’t it? Why 3.2% ABW? And since when do we measure alcohol content by weight, anyway?
Blue Laws: Football Season Edition
This week, a timely, slight divergence from liquor law: the story of how Pennsylvania sports fans triumphed over longstanding blue laws to bring Sunday football to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Sort of.
Beer Street and Gin Lane: Why Liquor is Treated Differently from Beer and Wine
Liquor is quicker… to be regulated
In the Spirit of the Law 