Features
Platform Beer Closes Taprooms, Focuses On IPAs
CLEVELAND — Platform Beer Co. here closed its remaining taprooms last month, saying it will focus its efforts on producing just three beers.Read MoreMatesich Presented Community Service Award
NEWARK — A local beer wholesaler recently was presented a community service award by the Licking County Chamber of Commerce.Read MoreFeds Find Wauseon Restaurant Shorted Workers
WAUSEON — The operator of a restaurant here forced servers — who worked an average of 60 hours a week — to cash paychecks and then pay their wages back...Read MorePrecedents Not Binding On Local Courts Hearing Appeals
COLUMBUS — Past case law would not have to be a consideration for local courts of appeals granted the right to hear appeals of administrative orders under legislation pending in...Read MoreOld Forester Launches Prohibition-themed Apartment In Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Old Forester recently launched its inaugural Sleepeasy, an immersive experience on historic Whiskey Row in downtown Louisville.Read MoreHotel-related Tax Revenue To Rise In 2023
WASHINGTON — Hotel-generated tax revenue will reach new heights this year, according to state-by-state projections released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association.Read MoreLegislative Update: Bill Changes OVI Standard For Marijuana
COLUMBUS — The advent of medical marijuana in Ohio necessitates an update to standards for OVI marijuana impairment, according to a state senator sponsoring legislation seeking modernize that area of...Read MoreSpirits Overtake Beer For Market Share In 2022
WASHINGTON — The spirits sector’s sales share of the total U.S. beverage alcohol market surpassed beer for the first time in 2022, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the...Read MoreYost, Dollar General Reach Agreement to Avert Temporary Restraining Order
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Dollar General have reached an agreement that averts a temporary restraining order sought by Yost against the Tennessee-based retailer over allegations of...Read MoreGaetz Legislation Would Abolish ATF
WASHINGTON — A Florida congressman has introduced legislation that would abolish the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms.Read More
Capital Headlines
Stickrath Named Chair Of Casino Board
COLUMBUS — A former director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety was picked last month by Gov. Mike DeWine to head the Ohio Casino Control Commission.Read MoreNeverland Pop-up Opens March 22
COLUMBUS — A Peter Pan-themed pop-up bar is opening at Harvest Pizzeria here on March 22.Read MoreRaises A Toast To The Beer Can
Although not quite as well-known as National Beer Day or Repeal Day, Jan. 24 should hold a special place among those in the beverage alcohol industry.Read MoreCincinnati Chef De Cavel Dies At 61
CINCINNATI — Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel, who led a resurgence of fine dining in the Cincinnati area, died Dec. 23 at the age of 61.Read MoreColumbus Rye On Top 100 List For 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Spirits critic and best-selling author Fred Minnick recently unveiled his Top 100 American whiskey rankings for 2022 and an Ohio-made rye whiskey made the list.Read More
Legally Speaking
Criminal Convictions May Affect Permit Eligibility
The Jan. 17 “Legally Speaking” column discussed the importance of conducting background checks to keep unscrupulous actors out of the alcohol industry as an important role of government entities tasked...Cleveland Permit Lost Over ‘Mayhem,’ ‘Chaos’
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas recently issued a decision involving the rejected renewal of a permit. The decision affirmed the lower court’s decision sustaining the rejected renewal of...Sale, Transfer Of Permits Strictly Regulated
I have written on this topic in the past, but it is important to know that a transferee or “buyer” of a liquor permit cannot lawfully begin operating under the...Background Checks Are Key To Responsible Licensure
The Center for Alcohol Policy recently issued a whitepaper outlining the need for background checks in the alcohol industry.Portal Open For February Permit Renewals
For all retail liquor permit holders in the central and eastern portions of Ohio, as well as all manufacturers and distributors, midnight on Feb. 1 means it is time your...