The Beer Industry Is Still Sexist, but Not All Brewers Are Misogynists
A tweet gets Stone Brewing Co. in deep trouble. Read more, here.
Why Are New Hampshire’s Tax-Free Liquor Stores Selling So Much Hennessy?
After seeing two people in a New York-licensed vehicle buy $24,000 of Hennessy products, Councilor Andru Volinsky (D) suspects people are buying up large quantities of New Hampshire’s tax-free bev/al to sell elsewhere. Especially since the pair divided up the purchase into three transactions and paid for it with a “very large wad of cash.”
The IRS requires businesses to document when someone spends more than $10,000 in cash on a single purchase. By allowing customers to break up the transactions, Volinsky contends the Liquor Commission may be evading that reporting requirement. So he’s asked New Hampshire’s attorney general to investigate. Read more here from New Hampshire Public Radio, via WAMU.
An Inside Look at the New Old Forester Distillery
The Old Forester Distillery on Main Street in Louisville, Ky., is now just months from opening. The $45 million project is looking at opening this summer. WAVE 3 News Anchor Shannon Cogan got an exclusive look inside this distillery in the making. For two years, it’s been almost non-stop construction outside of 117 and 119 Main Street. Read and watch here, from WAVE, Louisville.