Features
NCSLA Conference Set For June 16-19 In D.C.
WASHINGTON — The National Conference of State Liquor Administrators will assemble June 16-19 here for its 2024 annual conference.Read MoreProposed Permit Would Allow Al-Bev Sales At Businesses
COLUMBUS — Legislation introduced last month in the Ohio House of Representatives would create a new liquor permit to allow the on-premises sale of beer or intoxicating liquor at a...Read MoreBrody’s Signs Distribution Deal With Superior Beverage
COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. (PRNewswire) — Brody’s Crafted Cocktails is expanding into Ohio in collaboration with Superior Beverage Group.Read MoreORHA Adds 3 New Board Members
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance recently welcomed three new members to its board of directors.Read MoreNon-alcohol Losing Ground To No/Low Al Segment
Despite growing evidence that more people are being recruited into no/low-alcohol from full-strength alcohol, the main segment losing out to no-alcohol remains other nonalcoholic beverages such as soft drinks and...Read MoreDISCUS Earns 2024 Energy Star Partner Of Year Award
WASHINGTON — The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States recently was presented the 2024 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Read MoreABL Annual Meeting Set For July 27-29 In San Antonio
BETHESDA, Md. — American Beverage Licensees will host its 2024 ABL annual meeting July 27-29 in San Antonio, Texas.Read MoreIndustry 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 More
Capital Headlines
GLBC Debuts New IPA Series
CLEVELAND — Great Lakes Brewing Co. has introduced a new Double Feature IPA Series with the launch of the Return of the Lake Erie Monster Double IPA.Read MoreODG 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 More
Legally Speaking
It’s Renewal Time For Western Ohio Permits
For all liquor permit holders — including all manufacturers and distributors — in the western part of Ohio, midnight on June 1 is the time your 2023-2024 permit expires.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...