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Sports Gaming Updates For Bar Owners
The Ohio Bar Owners Association is a statewide trade association looking out for the interests of bar owners in Ohio. One of our most recent victories was the inclusion of...Read MoreOCBA Offers List Of Fresh-Hop Beers
COLUMBUS — Harvest season gives Ohio breweries an opportunity to showcase one-of-a-kind beers made with locally grown and freshly picked hops, and a new guide will helps breweries put those...Read MoreJoe Burrow Teams With Guinness To ‘Give Back’
NEW YORK (PRNewswire) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow has entered a multiyear collaboration with Guinness and its Guinness Gives Back program.Read MorePre-approved Sports Gaming Hosts Announced
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Lottery Commission recently announced its first list of pre-approved Type C sports gaming hosts.Read MoreReport Finds Significant Market Growth In Spirits-Based RTDs
WASHINGTON — Premixed cocktails, which include spirits-based ready-to-drink products, were the fastest growing spirits category in both revenue and volume in 2021, according to a new research report issued by...Read MorePlatform Release Honors Cleveland Muni Lot
CLEVELAND — Platform Beer Co. is partnering with local first responders while celebrating its continued designation as the official craft beer partner of the Cleveland Browns.Read MoreResolution Marks Superior Beverage 100th Anniversary
COLUMBUS — Superior Beverage Group was recognized last month with an Ohio Senate resolution honoring the beer and wine wholesaler’s 100th anniversary.Read MoreOHLQ Marks Bourbon Heritage Month
COLUMBUS — Ohio Liquor is recognizing September as National Bourbon Heritage Month with a month-long offering of exclusive product releases, bourbon-based recipes and online content.Read MoreAmerican Single Malts On Verge Of Federal Recognition
WASHINGTON — The American whiskey category is on the verge of expanding following action by the Treasury Department’s Tax and Trade Bureau to recognize standards for “American single malt whiskey.”Read MoreBrown-Forman to Purchase Gin Mare Brands
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brown-Forman Corp. has reached an agreement to purchase the Gin Mare brands from Vantguard and MG Destilerías.Read More
Capital Headlines
Diageo Ending DISCUS Membership
WASHINGTON — Diageo is ending its membership in the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, according to recent published accounts.Read MoreColumbus Brew Fest Is Oct. 1
COLUMBUS — The Columbus Fall Brew Festival is scheduled for Oct 1 from 2-6 p.m. at Huntington Park.Read MoreORA Opens Awards Voting To Public
COLUMBUS — For the first time, the Ohio Restaurant Association is inviting the public to vote for several awards to be presented at the association’s annual Industry Awards Celebration.Read MoreBusch Light Presenting HARDY In Columbus
COLUMBUS — 2022 Academy of Country Music Songwriter of the Year HARDY is teaming up with Busch Light for three intimate performances in cities across the Midwest, including Columbus.Read MoreState Warns Against Secondary Sales
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Division of Liquor Control and the Ohio Investigative Unit issued a reminder last month urging Ohioans not to sell or buy liquor on the secondary market.Read More
Legally Speaking
District Court Rejects Challenge To Three-Tier System
As previously reported in “Legally Speaking,” an out-of-state retailer and an Ohio wine consumer have challenged Ohio statutes which prohibit out-of-state retailers from shipping alcohol directly to Ohio consumers.Ohio Uses Its Authority To Regulate Alcohol
A free market in alcoholic beverages has never existed in American history. A 1970 U.S. Supreme Court decision noted that, in 1660, “the precursor of modern-day liquor legislation was enacted...Taking A Closer Look At Recent Liquor Law Changes
On Dec. 22, Gov. Mike DeWine signed Sub. Senate Bill 102 into law.Remember When – August 16
50 Years Ago-Aug. 22, 1972 — Alan C. Travis of Columbus was appointed legal counsel for the Ohio Carryout Beverages Store Association…Important STOP Act Awaits Senate Reauthorization
The Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking, or “STOP” Act, was originally signed into law by President George W. Bush on Dec. 20, 2006. It was reauthorized through this year...