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Big 10 Leads in Most Drinks Per Game

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Vegas Insider did a survey to find out “which college fan base has the booziest fans.”  The winner: Nebraska, with 4.5 drinks per game, followed by fellow Big 10 members Minnesota and Wisconsin , with 4 and 3.9, respectively.  LSU … Continue reading →

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Lack of Proxies Leads Eastside Distilling to Cancel Special Meeting

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

The Special Meeting has been postponed until 2 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 8 to allow additional time for the Company’s stockholders to vote on a plan to issue  common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 900,000 shares of the … Continue reading →

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Who and What —

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

BeerBoard hires James Hirmas as vp-research and development. He co-founded JHC Technology, which was sold to Effectual in 2019 where he was a senior vp. Busker Irish Whiskey (Disaronno) names Caroline Martin as its new Master Blender at Royal Oak … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Covid Brings America’s Beer-vs.-Liquor Rivalry to a Head Brewers struggle to retain a dwindling edge, as spirits makers campaign to grab market share using canned cocktails to burnish their product’s reputation and lower taxes on it. (Wall Street Journal). Wine’s … Continue reading →

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First, Brexit, Next Frexit? The EU’s Plan to Gut the Bev/Al Industry

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

French wine executives are outraged over a report for the European Parliament that “aims, first and foremost, to prevent cancer.”  The report notes that while Europe accounts for a tenth of the world’s population “but a quarter of the world’s … Continue reading →

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No Significant Tornado Damage at Kentucky Distilleries

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

That’s according to Eric Gregory, president, Kentucky Distillers Association, which is working on a huge bourbon benefit to aid tornado victims. Many distilleries did lost power and had trees down, Gregory told us, but nothing to impact production otherwise. While … Continue reading →

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