Monthly Archives: April 2019

On National Beer Day, Free Rides, Courtesy of Breweries

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

On this day in 1933, the Cullen-Harrison Act ended Prohibition for beer.  To mark the occasion, Lyft and the Florida Brewers Guild offered discounted rides to 11 Tampa Bay area breweries.  Using the code BEERDAY19, riders could get 50% off … Continue reading →

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Postmaster Spirits & Craft Distillery Offers ‘Trump Tonic’

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

It’s an orange-flavored vodka, produced inside an old post office in Newport, Ark.   Half-pints sell for $2.99 each.  It’s currently distributed only in Arkansas.

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Who & What —

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau names Kaori Flores assistant director in its Alcohol Labeling & Fermentation Division

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Plenty for All? Aging Craft Brewers Offer Hard Lessons for the Future Last week was a wild one for mergers and acquisitions, and just not in the way beer lovers have come to expect. Recent moves by Avery

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TTB Accepts $2.5 Million Compromise from Heineken

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau accepted a $2.5 million offer in compromise from Heineken USA for alleged

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Craft Beer Growth Eases to 4% in 2018, But Market Share Increases

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Small and independent brewers collectively produced 25.9 million barrels of craft beer last year,  realizing 4% growth, increasing craft’s

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