Alcohol As Stimulus to Creativity?
Okay, this is interesting. The “money quote” is this: The creative effect of alcohol, then, seems to involve a delicate counterpoint between stimulation and relaxation. Now,…
Read articleSpeaking of Demonizing Booze: Jacob Grier Notes Another Example of Bureaucratic Inanity
And speaking of stupid laws, irrational attitudes toward drinking, and the like (which I often do and just did earlier today) (and will do again tomorrow),…
Read articleNew York Craft Distillers Organize — In Hopes of Surviving
Craft distillers in New York state have organized a Craft Distillers Guild. Frankly, they have to do something, because that state’s legislators are hell-bent on preventing…
Read articleThanks for the “Beer Wars” Twitters and Other Communcations
I just got home late last night from California and am only now trying to catch up with what accumulated in my absence — including a…
Read articleLegacy of Prohibition = Dumbass Laws Today
Back in December, I wrote a piece for US News about the long shadow of Prohibition. In it, I noted that today’s destructive alcohol culture stems…
Read articleSteve McCarthy of Clear Creek Distillery In the NYT “Proof” Column
The “Proof” column in the New York Times mostly drives me nuts because it’s mostly written by people hell-bent on explaining how horrible alcohol is. True,…
Read articleReally. Fucking. Stupid.
Increasing the beer tax is one of the most logical steps that can be taken in the goal to stabilize addiction recovery services,” said Stephanie Soares…
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