Publications
Since the dawn of the Trump administration, American alcohol makers have seemingly been stuck on a never-ending merry-go-round of escalating tariffs.
First, the administration’s aluminum…
When asked about alcohol sales during the Great Recession, a liquor store owner told me, “When people are happy, they drink. When they are sad, they also drink.” His point was that Americans…
From The Washington Examiner:
“It’s been an incredible growth engine for America,” Jarrett Dieterle, an alcohol policy expert at the free-market think tank R Street Institute, said of the craft…
From Hot Air:
“Unlike just about every other product on the market today — nearly all of which can arrive at your door in two days — direct-to-consumer alcohol shipping is incredibly limited….
From Washington Examiner:
“I think that does speak to the idea that politicians have kind of always used alcohol in this safe kind of way to relate to people,” said Jarrett Dieterle, author of the…
As any astute beer shopper can attest, alcohol retailers’ shelves these days are loaded with a wide array of innovative craft brews. These beers are not just diverse in terms of style, but…
It’s official: We’re in the midst of a kombucha wave. While some associate the drink with trendy coastal hipsters, kombucha markets are expanding across the country. The fermented beverage, which…
From Reason:
On July 1, Virginia’s General Assembly voted to allow bars and restaurants to advertise happy hours, which is the latest in a series of minor victories for the movement to…
During these long, hot summer months, nothing cools you off like a frosty mug of beer. In fact, this past Fourth of July, 3 out of 4 Americans reportedly celebrated by drinking a beer, according to…
Just after the 100th anniversary of Prohibition’s start — and over 85 years since its repeal — Americans could be forgiven for assuming that government remains blissfully removed from their…