As Independence Day approaches Monday, one wonders if the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will follow its recent pattern and release some scary anti-alcohol study right before the holiday, so that everyone who enjoys a coldContinue readingWill the CDC Let Us Drink In Peace This Fourth of July?
Charles K. Cowdery is the author of Bourbon, Strange: Surprising Stories of American Whiskey (2014); Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey (2004) and The Best Bourbon You’ll Never Taste (2012). He writes: In 1933, a compulsoryContinue readingDo We Still Need a Legally-Mandated Three-Tier Drinks System?
The Keystone State’s Legislature could have gone big. Instead, it settled for a bill that is about as potent as near beer. Only the politicians are likely to be satisfied. Gov. Tom Wolf yesterday signed the bill previously passed byContinue readingPennsylvania’s Drinks Reform Changes Too Little
Over at All About Beer magazine, Jeff Alworthy writes: “[B]reweries aren’t like the average industrial plant. They are people magnets, bringing folks in who are curious to try a pint of locally made IPA. In fairly short order, breweries canContinue readingCraft Brewing and Vibrant Communities
“In keeping with its Islamist roots, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been doing its best to keep it that way. The party’s leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urges Turks to stop drinking or at least do soContinue readingTurkey’s Policies Inadvertently Encourage Moonshining