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Some Good News For A New Year
A study released last month should provide those in the beverage alcohol industry with some good news in the wake of the despair wrought by nearly two years of pandemic.Read MoreHard Seltzer Tops NRA Al-Bev Trends For 2022
WASHINGTON (PRNewswire) — Sales growth for hard seltzers may have slowed in the U.S., but the category retains enough steam to head the list of top beverage alcohol trends for...Read MoreDeWine Signs Liquor Law, Sports Betting Bills
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine last month signed two bills that ultimately could provide help for struggling liquor permit holders. Substitute Senate Bill 102 addresses work shortages in Ohio’s bar...Read MoreODLC Portal Open For Feb. Permit Renewals
For all liquor retail permit holders in the central and eastern portions of Ohio, midnight on Feb. 1 means it is time your 2021-2022 permit expires — this includes all...Read MoreNatural Flavors, Botanicals Driving New Surge In Flavored Vodka
Flavored vodka is making headlines again nearly a decade after the segment peaked with the flavor explosion that introduced the drinking public to flavors such as whipped cream, cookie and...Read MoreLegalized Pot Supporters Submit Petitions
COLUMBUS — A group seeking the legal cultivation and recreational use of marijuana last month submitted more than 200,000 signatures to the Ohio secretary of state’s office in an effort...Read MoreData: Craft Spirits Sales, Market Share Up In 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Craft spirits sales were up more than 7 percent in 2020, according to results of the 2021 Craft Spirits Data Project.Read MoreSurvey: Some See Bartenders As Friends
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than a third of Americans consider their local bartender a friend, according to a recent survey by Rehabs.com.Read MoreNuts About Oaks
Jackie Zykan, master taster at Old Forester, collects acorns from a 100-year-old oak tree in Louisville, Ky.’s Shawnee Park as part of an initiative to help preserve American white oaks...Read MoreDISCUS Granted $1.1M For Spirits Exports Promotion
WASHINGTON —The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States this month was granted $1.12 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP) to promote American spirits exports...Read More
Capital Headlines
Survey: Some See Bartenders As Friends
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than a third of Americans consider their local bartender a friend, according to a recent survey by Rehabs.com.Read MoreORA Poll: Sales Slow In November
COLUMBUS — More than two-thirds of Ohio restaurant operators report that November sales were down versus October, according to a recent Ohio Restaurant Association Business Impact Poll. Of the 68...Read More2022 Mid-America Restaurant Expo Set
COLUMBUS — The Mid-America Restaurant Expo & Conference is scheduled for Sept. 25-26 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.Read MoreMiracle Holiday Pop-Ups In 3 Ohio Cities
NEW YORK — Miracle and Sippin’ Santa, the New York-based, Christmas-themed pop-up bars, are setting up shop in three Ohio locations this holiday season.Read MoreTurn Clocks Back On Nov. 7
Some on-premises retailers will be able to keep their doors open an extra hour when daylight-saving time ends next month. This year’s end to DST is Sunday, Nov. 7. Permit...Read More
Legally Speaking
ODLC Portal Open For Feb. Permit Renewals
For all liquor retail permit holders in the central and eastern portions of Ohio, midnight on Feb. 1 means it is time your 2021-2022 permit expires — this includes all...Repeal Paved The Way For Modern Al-Bev Market
Sunday, Dec. 5, marked the 88th anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, which repealed Prohibition and established today’s effective system of state-based alcohol...Appeals Court Upholds Commission’s Rulemaking
The Franklin County Court of Appeals on Nov. 16 affirmed a common pleas decision overruling a retail permit holder’s arguments to declare OAC 4301:1-1-80 (Rule 80) unconstitutional under the Separation...Court Sympathizes, But Upholds COVID Violation
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas rendered a decision last month regarding a permit holder who was found in violation of the Ohio Department of Health’s Dine-Safe Order.ASK Program Provides Online Server Training
As every liquor permit holder in Ohio must be aware, underage sales of alcohol citations are the most common cases I observe before the Ohio Liquor Control Commission. Section 4301.69(A)...