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Industry Groups Applaud Draft Beer Bill
WASHINGTON — Various beverage alcohol industry groups are applauding federal legislation introduced last month that would provide a tax deduction for businesses that use draft beer systems.Read MoreTemporary Liquor Permits Move To Online Only
COLUMBUS — Applications for temporary liquor permits will be accepted online only moving forward, according to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.Read MoreA-B First To Adopt ‘U.S. Farmed’ Certification
LOUIS (PRNewswire) — Anheuser-Busch announced last month that it is the first brewer to adopt a new “U.S. Farmed” certification and packaging seal program launched by the American Farmland Trust.Read MoreRegulators, Lawmakers Sound Alarm On DTC Spirits Shipping
WASHINGTON (PRNewswire) — Lawmakers and regulators across the country are sounding the alarm about the dangers of direct-to-consumer alcohol shipping.Read MoreDISCUS Launches 2024 Market Access Program Plan
WASHINGTON — The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States has launched its 2024 Export Promotion Plan supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program.Read MoreIWSR: RTDs Facing Same Challenges As Craft Beer
The fast-moving ready-to-drink category in the U.S. could risk the same challenges that faced craft beer, with an increasingly saturated market overwhelming consumers and leaving them confused about which product...Read MoreOCBA To Host Inaugural Women’s Summit
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Craft Brewers Association is hosting a first-of-its-kind event to raise awareness of the impact women have made on the state’s craft brewing industry.Read MoreNewark Wholesaler First Woman To Chair A-B Advisory Panel
NEWARK — The president and chief operating officer of Matesich Distributing Co. here was named chair of the Anheuser-Busch Wholesaler Advisory Panel.Read MoreU.S. Spirits Exports Hit Record High In 2023
WASHINGTON — U.S. spirits exports set new records in 2023, according to an American Spirits Export Report released by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.Read MoreDistilling Digest – March 5th
Ohio Whiskeys Featured In Lost Lantner Midwest Collection VERGENNES, Vt. — Two Ohio whiskeys are part of Lost Lantern’s Spring 2024 collection that focuses on the Midwest.Read More
Capital Headlines
ODG To Host Whiskey Festival April 6
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Distiller’s Guild is presenting the inaugural Buckeye Lake Whiskey Festival on April 6 from 2-6 p.m. at Buckeye Lake Winery.Read MoreNew Rule Targets Sports Gaming Accounts
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Casino Control Commission has extended the comment period for a proposed new rule governing how sports gaming proprietors protect access to patrons’ sports gaming accounts. The...Read MoreColumbus Brew Festival Set For March 9
COLUMBUS — The Columbus Brew Festival is scheduled for March 9 at COSI Center for Science and Industry.Read MorePatrol Names OIU Agent Of Year
COLUMBUS — An agent from the Cleveland District Office was named Ohio Investigative Unit Agent of the Year as part of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s 2023 Leadership AwardsRead MoreMarco’s Opens 1,200th Store In Kentucky
TOLEDO (PRNewswire) — Toledo-based Marco’s Pizza recently opened its 1,200th store in Louisville, Ky.Read More
Legally Speaking
Direct Shipping Ban Is More Than ‘Protectionism’
The Block v. Canepa lawsuit concerns an out-of-state wine retailer and an in-state wine consumer against the state of Ohio challenging the prohibition of the out-of-state wine retailer to obtain...Despite Thin Evidence, Court Upholds Rejected Renewal
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas recently issued a decision involving the rejected renewal of a permit. The court affirmed the Liquor Control Commission’s order sustaining an objection to...Warrantless Searches Of Permit Premises Have Limits
The Ohio Supreme Court has stated that because of the “harmful potentialities” when the sale of alcohBeverage Alcohol Must Be Purchased From Proper Source
Ohio has a wide selection of beer, wine and spirituous liquor products. Like many other states that I have visited recently, the regulatory scheme in Ohio allows for a wide...Class Of Permit Dictates Hours Of Sales
It is important for all permit holders to realize that laws regulating a liquor permit business remain in effect seven days a week and 24 hours each day.