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| A provision in a new Pennsylvania law will allow breweries to sell individual bottles of beer, which will allow customers to be more experimental. The law eliminates the requirement that sales of individual beer bottles be in quantities of at least 64 ounces. Now a licensed brewery can sell any quantity of its beer in any package or any volume for off-premises consumption allowing consumers can just have a beer or two in their home instead of committing to a whole case. Yes, we said a whole case. In PA it is illegal to sell a six pack of beer. It's a case or, now, a single bottle. The law also specifies that licensed sellers may host happy hours — up to four hours a day and 14 hours a week and that they cannot use loudspeakers to play music, entertainment or advertisements beyond their property line. |
| As a fraudster is indicted for a $1.3million hoax counterfeiting rare wines and selling the bottles, attention has fallen to the consumer-trusted wine experts who were so easily fooled as their often snobby credibility is tattered. The world's most respected taste buds bought, sold and wrote about Rudy Kurniawan's wine collection, many of which turned out to be re-marked fakes from Napa Valley. Last year Mr Kurniawan's sought-after wines brought him more than $35 million in income. A search of Kurniawan's home found thousands of photocopied wine labels for top vintages, hundreds of old and new corks, and an automatic device for inserting them. Most notably, there were bottles of cheap Napa Valley wine labelled with names of the vintage Bordeaux wines they were intended to impersonate, and there were other bottles soaking in the kitchen sink, their labels about to be removed. With so many experts duped, one could argue that expensive, vintage bottles may have a taste nearer to that of cheaper wines than the world has long lead to be believed. |
Poured, not Shaken - the people behind Daniel Craig's next James Bond flick
"Skyfall" closed a reported $45 million deal with Heineken -- forcing the iconic
character to drink beer in the movie, instead of a vodka martini ... Bond's famous
drink of choice that was always "shaken, not stirred".
Punch This- Miller Lite and MGD Punch Top Cans and Grip Cans will be
available shortly after Memorial Day. Punch Top Cans increase airflow, resulting in a
smoother pour. The cans will be rolling out by Memorial Day. The new Grip Cans use
tactile ink technology to create a “grip” around the can designed for easier holding.
The first grip cans will feature branding for Mexican soccer team Chivas de
Guadalajara and, in the fall, the Miller Lite grip can will feature NFL teams.
Remember the Alamo - Texas, the second-largest U.S. drinks market
despite more than 20 dry counties within its borders, continues to liberalize its
liquor sales laws as voters there 13 ballot initiatives to allow and/or extend
alcohol sales in 11 previously dry or damp Texas cities. The vote represented a
100% passage rate for alcohol initiatives on the ballot.
Beer Here- The most popular places to buy beer in the USA outside of bars,
restaurants and stadiums include: Convenience Stores (32%), Liquor / Beer
Stores (20%), and Supermarkets (8%).
"Skyfall" closed a reported $45 million deal with Heineken -- forcing the iconic
character to drink beer in the movie, instead of a vodka martini ... Bond's famous
drink of choice that was always "shaken, not stirred".
Punch This- Miller Lite and MGD Punch Top Cans and Grip Cans will be
available shortly after Memorial Day. Punch Top Cans increase airflow, resulting in a
smoother pour. The cans will be rolling out by Memorial Day. The new Grip Cans use
tactile ink technology to create a “grip” around the can designed for easier holding.
The first grip cans will feature branding for Mexican soccer team Chivas de
Guadalajara and, in the fall, the Miller Lite grip can will feature NFL teams.
Remember the Alamo - Texas, the second-largest U.S. drinks market
despite more than 20 dry counties within its borders, continues to liberalize its
liquor sales laws as voters there 13 ballot initiatives to allow and/or extend
alcohol sales in 11 previously dry or damp Texas cities. The vote represented a
100% passage rate for alcohol initiatives on the ballot.
Beer Here- The most popular places to buy beer in the USA outside of bars,
restaurants and stadiums include: Convenience Stores (32%), Liquor / Beer
Stores (20%), and Supermarkets (8%).
Lessons on Drinking Beer in Cozumel, Mexico by Brian Lynch Here's what I learned on my recent vacation- 1-The word "Superior" on the label does not necessarily mean that the beer itself is a superior beer. 2-If a typical American beer festival was moved to an all-inclusive Mexican resort, it would be about the same except that the only beer available would be Dos Equis draft and you could wear a bathing suit. 3-Fresh Coconiut milk does not taste as good as Dos Equis draft. 4-Wearing a Sierra/Nevada Hoptimum hat in Cozumel is no guarantee that the beer will become available. 5-Sometimes, after 12-14 Dos Equiis, it is not a bad thing to have a Johnnie Walker Red or Early Times Bourbon, especially when you are reading the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 6-If you should happen to stop at the Hog Town Cafe at 9:30 A.M. on a hot day, try the Sol Dark draft for $1 first, the regular Sol draft is meh. Send contributions for On Tap to webmaster@beernexus.com |
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