One month before distributors start selling liquor to restaurants and bars in Washington, 15 companies have applied for licenses to distribute the spirits — and their discussions with distilleries indicate prices on liquor in Washington may climb.
The Daily Brew
2-3-12
Imperial Beverage Co. of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has been honored with the Catalyst Award by Southwest Michigan First, a community partnership of leaders in private business, education and government. Since 2005, companies have been honored in Southwest Michigan as "Catalysts for Economic Success" that have contributed to the region's economic development efforts.
2-3-12
Mims Distributing Co. of Raleigh, North Carolina, has partnered with Saint Saviour's Center's Healthy Baby Program to facilitate the distribution of 40,000 diapers to local families in need. Mims loaded the diapers, donated by Huggies, onto one of its trucks and dropped them off at a central location in the Triangle area.
2-3-12
Beer aficionados from beer distributors Heart of America Beverage and Missouri Eagle in Joplin, Missouri, discuss the relationship between good beer and professional football.
2-3-12
Odell Brewing Co.'s newest single serve release is Footprint RegionAle, a beer that pays tribute to the brewery’s regional distribution model. The Fort Collins, Colorado, brewery selected ingredients from all 10 states that Odell beers are sold to make 10 different, 5-barrel batches on their "pilot" brewing system. Each "pilot brew" represented a different state and featured different ingredients.
2-3-12
Abita Brewing Co. of Abita Springs, Louisiana, announced that they plan to release three of their beers in cans. Cans of Amber, Purple Haze and Jockamo IPA will appear in stores, restaurants and bars in New Orleans, Louisiana, with wider distribution across the region and nation to follow.
2-3-12
Shape Magazine lists the Web's most-searched beers and their nutritional stats to help you make a decision about which beer to serve with your Super Bowl snacks.
2-3-12
Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month to 8.3%, its lowest point in nearly three years.
2-3-12
At least 17 states recently raised the minimum wage or are considering doing so in 2012, the most in at least six years.
