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Pernod Ricard – Accept Responsibility
Visit their website for information on binge drinking, underage drinking, and drunk driving.
North Dakota: Measure would raise tax on wine, beer, liquor
Source: AP Dec 16, 2009 – 3:41:18 PM A proposed North Dakota ballot measure would raise the state tax on wine, beer and liquor. The tax collections would be reserved for spending on alcohol education and prevention. Duane Peterson of Gwinner submitted the measure to Secretary of State Al Jaeger on Wednesday. Jaeger has until […]
U.S. Government Booklet “Rethinking Drinking” Reinforces Responsible Decisions About Alcohol During the Holidays
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At an important briefing yesterday at the National Press Club, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism showcased an informative, free consumer booklet to encourage responsible drinking decisions during the holiday season and beyond. The brochure underscores that “Drinking can be beneficial or harmful, depending on your age and health status, […]
Wisconsin: Senate won’t boost liquor tax to pay for drunken-driving measure
Source: Journal Sentinel By Patrick Marley Oct 29th For all coverage in the Wasted in Wisconsin series visit our special section. Madison – An effort to strengthen the state’s drunken driving law will not include an increase in the liquor tax. Instead, state senators will look to raising the fee for suspended and revoked driver’s […]
COGNAC AT THE CLICK OF A MOUSE
Cognac Training Toolkit Now Available Online The Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) has launched a new trilingual training website: www.conference.cognac.fr. The site, featured in English, French and German, is aimed at wine and spirits professionals, trainers, educators, journalists and anyone wanting to know more about Cognac, anywhere in the world. Introductory Level One (VS), […]
New Mexico: Another round for state booze tax?
Lawmaker says time is right for raising rates on alcoholic beverages Source: The New Mexican By Steve Terrell 11/3/2009 When lawmakers return to Santa Fe in January to consider ways to cover the state’s budget deficit, one likely target is raising taxes on alcoholic beverages. During the recent special session, two lawmakers – Rep. Brian […]
No Happy Hour for States In the Red
Marin Institute Reports on Alcohol Revenue and State Budgets in Crisis SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Marin Institute, the alcohol industry watchdog, released a report today analyzing the successes and failures of states that proposed bills to raise alcohol taxes during the 2009 legislative session. Twenty-five states introduced bills in 2009 to increase […]
Beer For Dogs?
Yes, it’s beer! But, it’s for dogs. Here’s how to order: 1-866-499-5548 [email protected] Non-alcoholic and non-carbonated, our Happy Tail Ale is the ultimate liquid refreshment for your best friend. Our beer is made in a real brewery and starts with artesian water and choice malted barley. Brewed in 500-gallon copper kettles, Happy Tail Ale also […]
Distilled Spirits Council Supports “We Don’t Serve Teens” Campaign
The Distilled Spirits Council is joining with dozens of national, state and local organizations in supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s “We Don’t Serve Teens” 2009 Fall campaign to help get the word out that serving alcohol to teens is unsafe, illegal and irresponsible. “Research shows that not only are parents and other adults the primary […]
ABI Asks: Why Would MADD Oppose Obama’s Beer Summit?
MADD’s Opposition to Beers at the White House Exposes Group’s Anti-Alcohol Sentiment Washington — Today, the American Beverage Institute (ABI) criticized Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for publicly lamenting that President Obama chose to hold a “Beer Summit” in an effort to cool tensions between the gentlemen involved in the recent police incident in Cambridge. […]
ALCOHOL tAXES
Check out this link to protest the ridiculous alcohol taxes the government is forcing on hardworking bartenders.
His good deed – returning $3,000 found in LIRR car
Given the economic hard times, commuter-rail bartender Timothy Myles couldn’t believe someone meant to abandon $3,000 cash in a Long Island Rail Road passenger car. So Myles scooped up the $100 and $20 bills he found scattered on the floor shortly after a train pulled into Penn Station at 12:24 p.m. Monday and turned it […]
What Makes You Angry In This Business?
Are you sick of this mixologist stuff? Are you tired of seeing drinks you can’t possibly make at your bar, because they have ingredients like ‘agave nectar’ or kiwis, mango puree, etc? Can’t we see any new drinks, like the new drink by Gary Regan, who takes an old cocktail, adds his bitters, changes the […]