Filming an Absinthe Haze
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Alcohol
The Government's War on Cocktails [Podcast]
Nick Gillespie talks with Peter Suderman about Prohibition's lingering effects on booze.
The Price of Protectionism: More Expensive Beer
The White House will force American can makers to "buy American," driving up prices and costing jobs-without doing anything to help American workers.
Voters Could Have a Chance to Repeal North Dakota's Insane Blue Laws
Chairs, mirrors, shoes, clothing, and more can't be sold before noon on Sundays. But at least you can buy a beer at 11 a.m.
Shake Your Head at Italy's Crappy New Food Laws
Bans on drinking and eating in public and a host of other lousy rules could jeopardize Italy's culinary future.
Alabama Bans Margarita Pitchers, Declaring Them Adulterated
Regulators say six separate drinks are fine, but combining them in one vessel is a crime.
Free Speech, No Shit
Brewery founder Jim Caruso doesn't give a flying dog what you think of him.
Connecticut's Liquor Pricing Scheme Is a Bad Law That Just Won't Die
Connecticut is the only state which essentially allows a cartel to set minimum prices for booze.
Are Terrible State Alcohol Laws on the Way Out?
A South Carolina Supreme Court decision rejects rules based on economic protectionism.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Won't Let You Buy Booze in Grocery Stores
Scott claims the anti-consumer veto is about helping small businesses. It's not. It just maintains government-granted privilege for a handful of businesses.
Raging Bitch, Good Shit, and Flying Dog Beer's Fight for Free Speech
Flying Dog Brewery's Jim Caruso took on government censors and won.
In Pennsylvania, Prohibition Is Finally Losing Its Grip
Keystone State alcohol regulations were among the strictest in the nation. Now the commonwealth is on the brink of fully liberalizing its liquor laws.
Maryland Has a Bad Beer Bill on Tap
The House of Delegates passes a measure that could hobble brewers.
Another Blow Against the Petty Tyranny of Blue Laws
Minnesota becomes the 39th state to allow Sunday liquor sales.
Makers of Blue Wine Thwarted by EU Regulations
EU wine rules consider anything not authorized specifically to be illegal.
Don't Look Now, But Michigan's Restricting Wine Shipments Again
Michigan lawmakers and the Twenty-First Amendment stink.
Your Government at Work: Trying to Prosecute Restaurateur for Tweeting Photo of Underage Kids Who Tried to Buy Beer [UPDATE: Acquittal!]
Why is government mad? The kids were sent by cops to entrap him into selling them the beer.
Super Bowl Revival of Bud Light Pitchdog Spuds MacKenzie Prompts Death Threat
Anti-alcohol activists are haunted by the ghost of the original party animal.
A Food Fight Over Virginia Liquor Laws
It's time for Virginia's restrictive regulation of alcohol sales to go.
Here's Why It's Dumb to Tell a Restaurant How Much Booze it Can Sell
Virginia and other states force receipts to equal a high percentage of food sales. That's foolish.
Politicians Make Bootlegging Great Again
Prohibition may be over, but high taxes and stupid restrictions create plentiful smuggling opportunities.
Florida Could Repeal Nonsensical Rule Limiting Sales By Small Distilleries
Big liquor makers and distributors convinced the legislature to impose the limits in 2013 to prevent competition from small distillers.
Feds' Rules Tell Cider Makers to Shut Up About Vintage Years on Labels
Producers prohibited from sharing information with consumers about the year their apples were harvested.
Colorado Regulators Ban Marijuana Use in Businesses That Serve Alcohol
Denver's newly approved pilot program won't include bars or restaurants with liquor licenses.
Surgeon General's Report Mistakenly Treats All Drug Use As a Problem
Vivek Murthy does not acknowledge the possibility that nonmedical consumption of psychoactive substances could be beneficial.
Democratic Lawmaker Calls for Boycott of Brewery for Supporting Trump
Maybe make better arguments instead of trying to punish people.
Alaska's 'Panty Peeler' Beer Under Fire for Promoting 'Rape Culture'
If anything, Panty Peeler is a beer implicitly marketed to women-not men looking to take advantage of them.
Cheers to American Beers, Triumphs of Capitalism and Technological Progress
What contributed to the revival of the U.S. brewing industry between the 1990s and the present?
Alcohol Prohibition Was a Dress Rehearsal for the War on Drugs
Harvard historian Lisa McGirr on how our national ban on booze never really ended.
Drunken Foreign Policy Debate: The New Fifth Column
This is what happens when you send free craft beer to a libertarian podcast with ex-CIA Buck Sexton guesting
D.C. Gov Goes After a Piece of Pub-Crawl Profits
You have a permit for that pub crawl, drunk Santa?
The System Really Is Rigged: City Officials Bend Booze, Ridesharing Rules During DNC, RNC
City-goers can enjoy 4 a.m. last-calls and Uber-X-a-plenty this week in Philly. So why not always?
State Beer Laws Continue Slow Creep in Right Direction
A few new good laws go on the books, but many terrible ones remain.
The Hillbilly Epidemiologists
Before the medical professionals figured out what was causing an outbreak, country and blues musicians were on the case.
Oklahoma City Cops Say Infused Liquor Is a Crime
A bar manager was busted for flavoring vodka with bacon.
Chicago Cubs Blast New Restrictions on Team's Ability to Sell Alcohol
Neighboring businesses don't want the competition.
Yes, Blue Moon Is Brewed by the Second-Biggest Beer Company In America. It Can Still Be a 'Craft Beer'
A federal court finds Belgian-style witbier Blue Moon is not deceptively advertised as a craft beer.
Winery Fights Utah's Laughably Awful 'Zion Curtain' Rule
The law requires blocking the view of alcohol being mixed or poured.
A Little Bit of Wine Freedom in Pennsylvania
Wine can be sold in grocery stores and elsewhere, but state liquor stores still in place.
Michigan High School Student Sues Over Warrantless Breathalyzer Test
The student is challenging a local ordinance and a state law for being in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
