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Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:22:50 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country.

NJ: Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:02:07 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at that.

NY website features farmers markets, wineries

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:03:03 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state's new data transparency website now has information to help people find local farmers' markets, wineries, breweries, and distilleries.

Wine aged in Charleston Harbor recovered

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:13 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - A California winery on Tuesday recovered four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon that were submerged in Charleston Harbor three months ago in the first phase of an experiment to determine the effect of ocean aging on wine.

Judge won't dismiss $75 million casino lawsuit

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:56 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - A federal judge has refused to dismiss a $75 million lawsuit accusing a Mississippi casino of serving a heavily medicated man so many free drinks that he collapsed in the bathroom of his hotel room and died.

Oklahoma grocery store wine proposal being renewed

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:35:21 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Supporters of a plan to permit some grocery stores in Oklahoma's most populous counties sell wine plan to launch a new petition drive to put the proposal to a statewide vote.

Bartender charged after man, 20, drowns in Minn.

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:23 -0400

MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota - A Minnesota bartender is charged with serving alcohol to an underage customer who drowned in a nearby pond after leaving the bar last month.

Beer being created to honor slain MIT officer

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:43:47 -0400

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - A microbrewery is creating a beer in honor of slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier.

Ascension moves to ban private parties for minors

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:31:38 -0400

GONZALES, Louisiana - The Ascension Parish Council has voted to outlaw the practice of parents hosting parties where youths under the age of 21 are allowed to consume alcohol.

Social media rules given for adult beverage makers

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:14:04 -0400

SANTA ROSA, California - Wine, beer and spirits makers that use social media to promote beverages must abide by new federal guidelines governing the practice.

Lemonade Day to teach kids to be entrepreneurs

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:22:22 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Dexter Griffin's experience at last year's Bloomington Lemonade Day was sweet enough that he's keeping his stand on the same spot for 2013.

Chefs raise money for Boston Marathon bomb victims

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:10:12 -0400

BOSTON - Dozens of top chefs left their kitchens on Wednesday to offer fine food and drinks at Fenway Park concession stands in a project intended to raise money for Boston Marathon bombing victims.

Woman found dead after drinking homemade liquor

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:14:56 -0400

MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, Alaska - A woman suspected of drinking homemade liquor died in her sleep in an Alaska village, State Troopers said.

WSU hops researchers take turn at Calif. brewery

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:02:25 -0400

YAKIMA, Washington - Washington State University researchers who focus on production of hops in the state are turning more of their attention to the final product: beer.

Colleges assess national binge drinking project

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:56:11 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - The University of New Hampshire is working on multiple fronts - including the griddle - to reduce binge drinking.

Milk break canceled for La Crosse students

Sat, 11 May 2013 05:04:12 -0400

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin - La Crosse elementary school students will have to do without their morning milk break.

New beer supports work on hops-loving butterfly

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:47:13 -0400

DENVER - Colorado zoologists are hoping a rarely seen butterfly's appetite for hops will encourage like-minded beer drinkers to generate money to study the insect.

Conn. craft beer industry launches promo campaign

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:20:21 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - From Stamford up to Granby and as far east as Pawcatuck, microbreweries that make specialty craft beers are putting Connecticut on beer-drinkers' maps.

White House: Wrong for IRS to target tea party

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:18:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - The White House says it was inappropriate for the Internal Revenue Service to target tea party groups for additional reviews during last year's presidential election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.

Kansas City barista brews up a winning reputation

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:56:46 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - In back of a plain brick building on bustling Southwest Boulevard, Pete Licata is deep in training to become the best in the world.

Bentley signs law to legalize home brewing in Ala.

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:01:10 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed legislation into law Thursday to allow people to make beer and wine at home starting immediately, making the state the last to act to legalize the hobby.

Louisville distillery joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:26:22 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Kentucky's mostly rustic bourbon sector is spreading to the shadows of Louisville's skyscrapers, where a tiny distillery being developed by the maker of Evan Williams bourbon will become a big-city stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail that draws hundreds of thousands of tourists each year.

Louisville distillery joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:57:05 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is expanding to include a small distillery that's tucked in the shadows of skyscrapers in downtown Louisville.

Wrigley takes new caffeinated gum off market

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:01:37 -0400

WASHINGTON - A Food and Drug Administration investigation into the safety of caffeine-added foods has prompted Wrigley to take its new caffeinated gum off the market for the time being.

Starbucks, Green Mountain extend partnership

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:47 -0400

NEW YORK - Starbucks has signed a new five-year contract that triples the number of branded single-serve packs it makes for Green Mountain's Keurig brewing machines.