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UPCOMING EVENTS Visit NABCA’s website for information on: • Control State Agency Information NABCA's 84th ANNUAL CONFERENCE • Doing Business in Control States • Registration is now open for the 84th Annual NABCA News Conference which is virtual this year. The conference will be held May 17-19, 2021. This year’s theme is SHARING SOLUTIONS. CONTROL STATE NEWS Click here for more details. MT: Too drunk to drive? Missoula businesses providing For questions, contact the Meetings Department at disposable breathalyzers [email protected]. Disposable breathalyzers are now being offered at a dozen local businesses around Missoula. Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference KBZK June 7-9, 2021 By Jill Valley UT Austin ATT Conference Center, Texas April 28, 2021 Click here for more details. MISSOULA — A bill increasing penalties for repeat drunk drivers is now on it’s way to Gov. Greg Gianforte's desk NABCA NEWS after a final vote in the Montana House of Visit NABCA’s COVID-19 Resource page for updates Representatives on Monday. regarding policy changes that effect on- and off- Republican Rep. Bill Mercer’s bill that would increase premise retail operations. fines and jail time for a fifth and subsequent DUI The Collection: An Alcohol Research Summary conviction including mandatory prison time after a (formerly Annotated Bibliography) A comprehensive seventh DUI. The bill had suffered a setback a couple of overview of the latest scientific evidence on weeks ago but was reconsidered and is now close to important topics related to alcohol policy. becoming law. Sharing Solutions E-Newsletter! A platform for the We are continuing our series of reports on drunk driving NABCA community to share successful plementations in Montana with a look at what blood alcohol content and lessons learned about your good work. (BAC) is and how it affects drivers. TTB NEWS A Missoula County sheriff’s deputy recently told us the You can now find all of TTB’s COVID-19-related news drunkest person he’d ever pulled over had a BAC of .41 - and guidance in a single location. - that's a level that can kill you. No amount of alcohol is good when it comes to driving. Montana’s legal limit .08

2 but what is that exactly? We asked Community While the disposable Breathalyzers may not solve all of Medical Center Emergency Room Doctor Josh Montana’s drunk driving problems, if it saves one life, Holexa. then that’s $2 well spent. You can buy these tests for any event you’re hosting where alcohol is available be it a "BAC stands for blood alcohol content and it’s a house party or a fundraiser. measure of the concentration of alcohol in the blood. So typically, we think of .08 as the legal limit. There are also studies that show alcohol consumption has And that means .08 grams per milliliter. Another way skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, including to think of it, if someone was slightly over the legal binge drinking. So, it's a very good time to really pay limit at .10, that means that one-tenth of 1% of their attention to safety and sobriety. circulating blood volume is alcohol or ethanol."

We know alcohol impacts concentration, WY: Drinking stayed high but shifted from bars to coordination and reaction time. Those are things we liquor stores amid pandemic need to drive safely. And for some, even just one drink can cause enough impairment to be Rocket Miner dangerous. By Emily Mieure and Tom Hallberg Jackson Hole News & Guide Via Wyoming Exchange Many factors will influence your BAC including your April 28, 2021 weight, gender, how fast you’re drinking, what you’re drinking, if you have food in your stomach, if JACKSON — Despite a long career working in the retail you're taking medications and even altitude. liquor industry, Dave Erickson has never witnessed anything like what happened during the COVID-19 Alcohol tends to lie to us, making us feel euphoric pandemic. and capable of driving. So when you don't trust your brain, you could consult a single-use breathalyzer “It was extremely busy from the very beginning,” Erickson sold in many area bars called Think Twice? It said. “It was definitely unique.” measures your BAC up to point 08 and bar owners This time last year, when bars and restaurants had closed appreciate that it’s a tool and not a toy. their doors to help curb the spread of the new virus, "When I realized this wasn’t a game, which a lot of business at liquor stores boomed. those things tend to be as people check to see how At Westside Wine and Spirits, where Erickson works, high their blood alcohol is. This one stops at .08 so it business increased by 55% — a record for the store. just gives people a good idea of where they’re at after they've had a few beers or a few drinks," said “We really started to see a big influx in April of last year,” Red's Bar owner Mike Helean. he said. “We had a lot of people with seasonal homes here that aren’t typically here this time of year. Plus all "People are definitely buying them," added Cranky the restaurants and bars were closed so if you wanted a Sam Public House owner Jen Heggen. drink you were going to liquor stores.” She put signs in the bathrooms to remind people to That switch from “on-premise” to “off-premise” at least think about their sobriety, hoping it triggers consumption, as the Wyoming Liquor Division terms it, a sense of personal responsibility. occurred statewide. Even places with fewer COVID-19 "We want to make sure people are safe, so we restrictions saw shifts in consumer behavior. More brought this in as a tool to help people think about people chose to drink at home or in hotel rooms, either it, to be more conscientious about it, and to also because of restrictions or worries about the virus. realize that in Missoula now, there’s no excuse for The spring 2020 surge Erickson and his staff witnessed it," Heggen said. You can call Uber, Lyft, there’s still also ensued statewide as people prepped for the Yellow Cab. Back a few years ago, that wasn’t unknown, stocking up on alcohol with the expectation available as readily as it is now and people do have they would be stuck at home for a while. the opportunity to make that choice now." “Early on in the pandemic there was a huge increase in Both Helean and Heggen are encouraged by some of sales,” said Dan Noble, director of the Wyoming the new ways their customers can make safe choices Department of Revenue, which oversees liquor wholesale while still enjoying themselves. sales in the state. 3

The Department of Revenue tracks wine and liquor All liquor stores were in the same predicament because sales directly because it sells those through its certain products are regulated and come through the warehouses. Though it didn’t provide sales data for Liquor Division in Cheyenne. the entire pandemic, the numbers through “It forced everyone to think on their toes,” Plaza Liquors September of last year show alcohol sales remained co-owner Ted Nowack said. steady in Teton County from 2018 to 2020. Nowack said his store is still having problems getting mini Though Teton County has the ninth-highest liquor bottles in. And there’s no way to predict when population in Wyoming, its wine and liquor sales shipments will be back to normal. typically rank in the top three in the state because of the tourism industry, said Mike Moser, executive His store also saw an increase in sales. director of the Wyoming State Liquor Association, an “Drinking just seemed to pick up in this town, which is industry group. Overall sales during the pandemic pretty crazy for a drinking town,” he said. “People were stayed high. just bored as hell.” Data from the Wyoming Liquor Division shows 2020 Wine can be shipped directly to individual stores in sales in Teton County down a bit at an average of Wyoming, so many stores tried to diversify their shelves $1.72 million per month through September, by ordering wines that are similar to those that are compared with $1.79 million in 2018 and $1.83 usually in high demand. million in 2019. However, with a complete shutdown in tourism for several months in the spring, locals To keep up with demand but also limit the number of maintained a level of consumption that is usually customers in the store at one time, many stores offered supported by visitors. curbside pickup and ramped up delivery services. At the state level, sales through the Liquor Division “Just like everything it was new ground and it was have jumped the past two years. Unlike county-level challenging,” Erickson said. “It was a matter of navigating data, which was only available through September, it.” statewide figures captured all of 2020, giving more Along with stores, consumers had to navigate the of a window into consumption throughout the changes in drinking habits, which for some increased the pandemic. propensity to overindulge. Administrator Nicole Novotny Smith described 2019 “Alcohol use and abuse increased quite a bit,” said Cheryl as a “banner year,” when wine and spirit sales Renzulli, of Grand Teton Counseling. increased from $109.9 million in 2018 to $115.8 million in 2019. But the jump in 2020 was even Exactly how much is difficult to say. The Curran-Seeley larger, with $124.5 million in net sales. Foundation, which also works with clients struggling with substance abuse, reported a dip in people reaching out The main difference for alcohol sellers was that the for services at the beginning of the pandemic when bulk of those sales shifted to off-premise stores like people were forced into their homes by shutdowns. West Side Liquors. Holding counseling sessions and alcohol abuse For the store’s six-person staff, demand was prevention groups over Zoom may have contributed. overwhelming, Erickson said, and still is. “It feels very impersonal, and people have a tendency to Increased sales nationwide caused delayed shut down a little more,” Renzulli said of virtual deliveries and shortages of big-name products, counseling. “They’re not in touch with their emotions. It’s which is an ongoing problem. all very flat.” “There are still a number of things that are backed The pandemic itself created some stressors, namely the up because we get products from all over the world,” isolation. People were working from home and spending Erickson said. “Mexican beers and tequila were most of their time in the same house, with far fewer really backed up. Tequila shortages are still a social interactions. That might have increased their desire problem. Because shipping docks shut down to drink as they tried to soothe loneliness or worldwide, we just got what we got. There isn’t a lot disconnectedness. you can do.” 4

“We have clients who struggle because of that might shift as pandemic stressors — economic hardship, isolation factor,” Curran-Seeley Executive Director isolation, fear of COVID-19 — recede. Trudy Funk said. “What we know about substance- For retail liquor stores in Jackson, consumer habits will use issues is people need to have a connection to likely continue to be unpredictable. something besides their substance.” “We’re going into the offseason, but we are still busier Isolation might have also played another role in than usual,” The Liquor Store manager Alex Tomlinson increased drinking. Because people were at home, said. they didn’t have the social pressure to not drink early in the day or over consume late at night once Social drinkers who used to belly up to the bar every they were off work. weekend with friends are still turning to retail liquor stores. In the past, they might have had a friend willing to talk to them about alcohol abuse and other social “We had a huge surge in people who were used to buying interactions and relationships that helped keep their stuff at the bar, so like bar kits and cocktail mixes are drinking to lower levels. Without those supports in selling,” Tomlinson said. “We’re still teaching people how place, counselors saw people at higher levels of crisis to make their favorite cocktails at home.” when they sought professional help.

“Especially people who live alone, you know, there’s PA: This Liquor Brand Was The Top Seller In no moderation, there’s nobody looking at you Pennsylvania During Pandemic saying, ‘Hey, you know, it seems like you’re drinking a lot more,’ ” Renzulli said. iHeart By Jason Hal Though increased alcohol use seemed to be April 28, 2021 happening across the board, it led to a jump in clients who relapsed, health experts report. Many Tito's Handmade Vodka is the most popular liquor brand clients who have gone through counseling for among Pennsylvania residents during the COVID-19 alcohol abuse and addiction create structures that pandemic. support their sobriety. They might have meetings The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board released data on they regularly attend, work outside the home that Wednesday (April 28) which showed a total of 1,367,609 occupies their time or friendships they rely on for units of the 1.75 liter Tito's Handmade Vodka support. Pandemic isolation and working from home (unflavored) were sold in the Keystone State, which detonated many of those routines. generated $48,060,731 in sales, leading both categories “All of those things coupled together can really by a significant margin, from March 2020 through March increase the propensity for somebody to relapse,” 2021, TribLIVE reports. Funk said. The 750 liter bottle of Tito's also ranked No. 4 among the How the easing of pandemic restrictions will affect top 10 selling liquors in Pennsylvania with a total of consumers and retailers is yet to be seen. Health $17,436,033, while the 1 liter bottle ranked No. 7 with experts suspect a small subset of people might exit $15,835,287. the pandemic with alcohol problems they didn’t Hennessy Cognac VS (750 milliliters) ranked second with have before. a total of $34,304,991 in sales and 901,806 units sold. “You’ll find that there will be people who did Jack Daniel's Old No 7 Black Label Tennessee Whiskey was develop a problem during this time they basically the only other liquor to rank twice in multiple bottle sizes, crossed that line, as far as their brain is concerned, with its 1.75 liter bottle ranking No. 5 with $17,059,575 and they flipped the switch and went from non- and its 750 milliliter bottle ranking No. 8 with abuse to diagnosable abuse or dependence,” $15,520,219. Renzulli said. Here's the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's full list per However, the majority of people will probably return TribLIVE: to pre-pandemic levels of drinking. They might not 1. Tito's Handmade Vodka (1.75 ML): $48,060,731 be predisposed to alcohol abuse, and their habits (1,367,609 units sold 5

2. Hennessy Cognac VS (750 ML): $34,304,991 a qualified permit holder may sell alcoholic beverages by (901,806) the individual drink for off-premises consumption. In other words, patrons can now buy cocktails to go from 3. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum (1.75 L): their favorite restaurant (if they have a liquor license, of $18,358,990 (702,426) course). The cocktails are subject to a few rules: 4. Tito's Handmade Vodka (750 ML): $17,436,033 1. the drinks must be in containers which are closed and (953,878) sealed. 5. Jack Daniel's Old No 7 Black Label Tennessee 2. a meal must be sold with the drinks. Whiskey (1.75 L): $17,059,575 (383,927) 3. there is a limit of three drinks per meal for each 6. Jameson Irish Whiskey (750 ML): $15,965,053 customer.. (575,538) Rules aren’t made to be broken 7. Tito's Handmade Vodka (1 L): $15,835,287 (628,763) The rules for cocktails to go are not limited to the restaurants selling the beverages. Customers who 8. Jack Daniel's Old No 7 Black Label Tennessee purchase the beverages also are subject to regulations. Whiskey (750 ML): $15,520,219 (672,431) For instance, Ohio Revised Code section 4301.64 9. Patron Tequila Silver (750 ML): $14,285,696 prohibits consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle. The law (284,345) applies to everyone in a motor vehicle, so not even the 10. Crown Royal Regal Apple Canadian Whisky (750 passenger can sample the margarita on the way home. ML): $12,584,856 (468,674) Violating this law can lead to a jail sentence up to 30 days, a fine up to $250 and five years of probation.

Additionally, the “open container” law found in Ohio OH: Takeout alcoholic drinks in Ohio Revised Code section 4301.62 states that no person shall The Crescent-News have in their possession an opened container of beer or By Dennis Van Scoder intoxicating liquor. A violation is punishable by a fine of April 29, 2021 up to $150. The rule has many interesting exceptions for orchestral performances, racing events and passengers Now that Ohioans can buy three takeout margaritas on “commercial quadricycles.” The takeout drinks must with their enchiladas to go, is it OK to sip one on the be in their closed, sealed containers to avoid an open way home? If not, can a passenger drink it? And if container charge. that’s not allowed, where in the car should the drinks be placed during the drive home? No one Breaking the rules could end badly wants to get charged with “open container,” or any Suppose a driver gives into that temptation and indulges other Ohio alcohol-related offenses for that matter, in a takeout drink on the way home. If the driver is so consumers should know the ins and outs of Ohio’s stopped by a law enforcement officer, that officer will see new law allowing takeout alcoholic drinks. the open container of alcohol in the car and smell the odor of the alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath. Not Cocktails to go only can the officer charge the driver with violating both In 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine enacted a Ohio laws described above, but they will almost certainly cocktails-to-go policy by executive order. That order begin a OVI investigation. If the driver performs poorly on permitted customers to purchase two alcoholic field sobriety tests, like many people do, they may end up drinks with each takeout meal. The policy was being charged with OVI too and will need the services of implemented as a way to provide restaurants and a skilled DUI/OVI lawyer. bars with additional income as they faced financial The new law permitting cocktails to go is a good policy for difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The assisting the restaurant industry. It’s also good for executive order was a temporary emergency rule. customers who want a convenient alcoholic drink with a A more permanent Ohio law authorizing takeout takeout dinner. But when taking advantage of the new alcoholic drinks was soon passed. Ohio Revised Code policy, just be sure to follow Ohio’s rules for alcohol in section 4303.185, effective Oct. 12, 2020, states that vehicles. 6

LICENSE STATE NEWS seats in vehicles. Restaurants would be prohibited from including alcoholic drinks in orders being delivered by FL: Florida lawmakers pass ‘Alcohol to go’ bill people under age 21. My Sun Coast The to-go option would be available to restaurants that By Jim Turner have special alcoholic-beverage licenses and derive at April 28, 2021 least 51 percent of revenue from food and non-alcoholic sales. For restaurants with regular “quota” licenses, food TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) - Florida and non-alcoholic drinks would have to account for 60 lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday night to percent of the orders. a bill that would make permanent a change allowing restaurants to sell alcoholic drinks with take-home “The Senate’s goal has always been to capture true food- meals. service establishments, and I believe this compromise does that,” Bradley said. Gov. Ron DeSantis last spring issued an executive order that included so-called “alcohol to go” to help Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association General restaurants forced to scale back operations in the Counsel Samantha Padgett told lawmakers in February early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has the legislation offered a “lifeline” for restaurants. endorsed making the rule permanent. “This is an issue of survival. The hospitality industry has “Cheers, members,” Rep. Josie Tomkow, a Polk City been devastated by the pandemic,” Padgett said. “Some Republican who helped spearhead the bill (SB 148), restaurants have closed, and they may never come back. said Wednesday night before the House voted 111- For many that are hanging on and hanging in, alcohol to 1 to approve it. go has made all the difference.”

The final version of the bill, approved unanimously earlier Wednesday by the Senate, represented a OK: Oklahoma bill increases punishment for adults who compromise that included limits on selling alcoholic provide alcohol to minors drinks with take-home and delivery orders, Senate sponsor Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, said. News 8 by Cassidy Mudd, KTUL Staff “This amendment (the compromise) will codify the April 28, 2021 existing executive order and allow food establishments in Florida to sell mixed-drink OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KTUL) — Gov. Kevin Stitt signed beverages with takeout and delivery food orders,” legislation Tuesday that increases punishment for adults Bradley said. who knowingly sell or provide alcohol to minors. The restaurant industry, which lobbied for the Senate Bill 283 will require those convicted to attend a permanent change, quickly praised lawmakers victims impact panel program, along with other current Wednesday night. Rep. Clay Yarborough, R- penalties. Jacksonville, cast the only dissenting vote. Sen. Michael Brooks said the legislation was originally “We are so pleased for the final passage of SB 148,” requested by an Oklahoma City High School, who had Carol Dover, president, and CEO of the Florida participated in the Generation Citizen Project. Restaurant and Lodging Association said in a “There is nothing more powerful and heartbreaking than statement. “Alcohol to go continues to be an hearing stories of loved ones killed or injured by drunk or important source of revenue for restaurants that are impaired drivers,” Brooks said in a news release. struggling to survive.” "Attending these panels is already required for those The bill would require cutting off the sale of to-go convicted of DUIs, and it’s proven successful in lowering drinks --- mixed or in bottles --- when restaurants’ the number of repeat offenses, which is my hope with scheduled food service ends for the day or at those who are unnecessarily putting minors in danger." midnight, whichever occurs first. The in-person presentation panel features speakers Drinks would need to be placed in secured sharing their experience on how impaired driving has containers and placed in locked compartments, impacted themselves, their families, and their vehicle trunks or in areas behind the last upright community. 7

“After three years of working on this issue, I’m Hurt by the pandemic, several of those breweries formed beyond grateful for the overwhelming support of an alliance last year to lobby for a change in the law that this bill," Brooks said. "I want to again thank the says breweries that produce more than 20,000 barrels of Southeast High School students for bringing this beer in a year are prohibited from selling growlers or important issue to my attention. Hopefully, parents other to-go containers. Several of the breweries, and adults will realize the dangers of underage including Surly, Fulton and Castle Danger, have said the drinking and stop putting our youth at risk.” cap penalizes them for their growth. Victims impact panels are live presentations "Only five breweries in the country can't sell beer to go," featuring speakers sharing how impaired driving has said Jamie MacFarlane, co-owner of Castle Danger impacted them and their families. Panels are done in Brewery in Two Harbors. "We want to be competitive person to ensure a greater impact and to foster with national brands and everyone else." awareness of the dangers of irresponsible decisions Schell's and Summit are also among the five. regarding alcohol and drugs. The lack of support in both the House and Senate is Rep. Ross Ford, R-Broken Arrow, carried the "really disappointing," said Rep. Jim Nash, R-Waconia, measure in the House. who introduced bills to remove the growler cap. “As a former police officer, I’ve seen first-hand the "It's not a Minnesotan thing at all," he said. "Breweries devastation and loss caused by drunk driving,” Ford are begging for help." said. “Making adults aware of the potential harm of their decision to give alcohol to minors will hopefully Nash is one of several legislators working with the save lives." breweries to change the 2013 law — itself an upgrade from a cap of 3,500 barrels — intended to protect the The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration state's three-tiered liquor system, which regulates the said car crashes are the leading cause of death for relationship between producers, distributors and teens aged between 15 and 20. retailers. Four of those breweries and two others near the In 2018, the NHTSA found that 24% of those killed in cap — Indeed and Lift Bridge — formed the Alliance of car crashes were drunk. Minnesota Craft Breweries and a "free the growler" campaign. “After three years of working on this issue, I’m beyond grateful for the overwhelming support of MacFarlane said growlers allow brewers to experiment this bill," Brooks said. "Hopefully, parents and adults with new beers without the added expense and lengthy will realize the dangers of underage drinking and design process that comes with cans, especially with stop putting our youth at risk.” aluminum shortages during the pandemic. Castle Danger's most popular beer, Castle Cream Ale, first was The new law is set to go into effect the first of Nov. sold as a summer seasonal in a growler. 1, 2021, and is supported by the state’s largest panels, the Victims Impact Panel of Oklahoma, and "We wouldn't be here today if it hadn't been for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. growlers," she said.

No liquor-related provisions have received hearings at the State Capitol this session. The growler amendment MN: 'Free-the-growler' legislation appears dead at Minnesota Capitol included several other provisions, such as language for Minnesota's largest craft breweries have pushed to end a bars and restaurants to permanently sell limited amounts cap that prohibits them from selling 72-ounce jugs. of alcohol to-go with takeout orders, which they were allowed to do during pandemic closures. Star Tribune By Jana Hollingsworth Distributors and retailers have previously lobbied against April 29, 2021 efforts to raise or remove the growler cap, arguing that a change would benefit big producers at the expense of DULUTH – A proposal to allow Minnesota's largest small restaurants, bars, liquor stores and wholesalers. breweries to sell 72-ounce growlers appears dead after the measure failed to gain significant support The provisions seem to benefit a few rather than the in the closing weeks of the legislative session. entire industry, said Leslie Rosedahl, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association. 8

"COVID has hurt everybody in the hospitality 72-hour sour mash before undergoing the famous Lincoln industry so much … MLBA has been focused on relief County Process and maturing in new, charred American packages and safely reopening as quickly as we can," oak. Rackham hand-selects 20 barrels from across the she said Wednesday. "We have not been supportive rackhouse to use for Daddy Rack’s signature whiskey of smaller, controversial policy changes that pick based on color, vanilla notes, and congener expression. winners and losers." These whiskeys go through a second filtration and then, they’re blended — no caramel, no coloring. Nash, who is concerned craft beverage-makers will move to neighboring states, said he hasn't yet given Launching his whiskey in America understandably came up on the legislation. with a degree of sensitivity. “We had to be modest,” says Rackham of making a Tennessee whiskey in its birthplace. A separate proposal that changes only the growler The British-owned brand could have ruffled some cap has been introduced in the Senate and House American feathers, but luckily, Daddy Rack was this session but hearings have been held for neither. welcomed with open arms. As Daddy Rack enters the U.K. market, there’s also a growing audience ready to try a INDUSTRY NEWS U.S. export from a British palate. How American Whiskey Is Starting a Revolution in Another person bridging the Atlantic via whiskey is Alex the U.K. Wolpert of East London Liquor Company (ELLC). The distillery’s latest collaboration is with Sonoma Distilling VinePair words: Millie Milliken Co.’s bourbon which, when blended with ELLC’s London April 28, 2021 Rye, creates a bottling called 2021 East London Blend. Wolpert has been importing Sonoma Distilling Co. “I always wanted to be a cowboy,” says James Arthur founder Adam Spiegel’s whiskey for the last five years, Rackham, the man behind Daddy Rack, a new but it was a road trip to California that inspired Wolpert Tennessee whiskey brand. He was born above his to visit the distillery, meet Spiegel, and embark on a father’s liquor store on London’s Portobello Road relationship to celebrate what can be done when it comes and since then, he has spent 40 years working in to blending whisky. blending and selling spirits internationally. Making an American whiskey was always a dream of “[Adam’s] liquid is singularly distinctive and really well Rackham’s — and now, he’s done it. made,” says Wolpert. “His take on both bourbons he makes [is] he has a high rye and wheat bill so we thought, It’s a category that has enjoyed a boom in the U.K. in how can we make a third component which might give it recent years. In 2018, 27.6 million bottles of something very new and very different?” American whiskey were exported to the U.K. (twice as much as 10 years prior and despite a recent 25 RYE IS KING percent tariff). It’s mooted that come 2028, sales will Wolpert’s approach to whisky is one that celebrates and have doubled again. Brits, it seems, just can’t get supports the growing contemporary whisky canon. His enough of the stuff. launch into the rye whisky space back in 2018 has led the English distilleries are spitting out rye faster than a ELLC to gear up for a crowdfunder this year to help grow hammer mill, U.S.-U.K. collaborations are bringing its capacity to make whisky. the likes of Sonoma to East London, and even He isn’t the only one turning out rye whisky in the U.K., premium U.K. wine merchants are getting in on the either. As award-winning spirits educator and Tales of the action. Cocktail education committee member Hannah Lanfear THE REAL THING points out, people making rye whisky outside the U.S. have an advantage. “For those making rye in the U.K., it Rackham’s dungaree-clad promo shot for his new proposes quite an interesting set of possibilities because small-batch whiskey says it all: This man has fully the legislation isn’t as restrictive. You can play with it, and embraced his entry onto the American whiskey I think English whisky at this moment has an opportunity books. Daddy Rack may be a product born of an to define itself in the hands of these new distillers,” she Englishman’s mind, but it is in fact made in an says. undisclosed distillery in Tennessee. Using copper double-distillation, locally farmed corn is used in a 9

Wolpert also nods to the advantages of having this of rye whisky in the U.K. as an example of quality and freedom, both in practical terms and also as a way of prestige.” Rye whiskey has seen a huge resurgence over bringing the flavors and textures he associates with the last few years as new craft distilleries throughout the rye, like spice and chewiness, to the forefront. “In USA and Canada — even the U.K. — revive what has America, rye needs to be at least 51 percent of the historically been an incredibly important grain to their total mash, but we’ve been playing with the mash spirit heritage,” he says. bill and found that sitting under 50 percent gives us Perhaps the American Dream seeping into the U.K. the characteristics we want to celebrate,” he says. whisky industry is (un)consciousness. Or perhaps British Heading northeast from London, The English Whisky distillers are tearing up the rule book and embarking on Distillery has made a Malt ‘N’ Rye as part of its The their own revolution. One thing’s for sure: Imbibers Norfolk range, and using a combination of malting across the pond are going to be drinking some damn good barley and rye while aging in bourbon casks. Slightly whisky. farther southeast, The Oxford Artisan Distillery has just launched its Oxford Rye. Is There a New Opportunity in the Wine Industry? Master distiller Chico Rosa is bringing rye — once a common grain in 1800s Oxfordshire — into its new The U.S. is the largest wine-consuming market in the world expression, using 70 percent rye, 20 percent wheat, Investor Place and 10 percent malted barley. It’s no accident that By NavellierGrowth.com the team has entered the rye whisky market — its April 28, 2021 co-founder and previous master distiller Cory Mason There’s no denying that retailers were hit hard during the is American — and Rosa is excited to bring the terroir novel coronavirus pandemic. Many well-known of Oxford’s local rye into the style. “It’s cool to see companies, like Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney, filed for all this at some point as a revival but also as bankruptcy. All told, 21 U.S. retailers were forced to file celebration of what can be done and different for bankruptcy, with 17 filing while the coronavirus ideas,” he says. For Rosa, terroir is especially pandemic raged across the country. important when it comes to the local rye used at the distillery. This rye has been germinated from small The reality is many companies were significantly amounts of original seedlings found in the area, and impacted by the U.S. lockdowns, lack of foot traffic and the type of rye that is grown is a hybrid with other store closures, which weighed heavily on revenue. cereals grown in the area. Combine that with local With most Americans stuck at home and doing their weather conditions — plus climate change — and shopping online, we saw a surge in ecommerce. Digital the rye used to make Oxford Rye has a thumbprint Commerce 360 found that, for 2020, ecommerce sales entirely unique to the area, time, and place, while exploded to $861.12 billion, a 44% year-over-year still remaining reminiscent of its American increase from ecommerce sales of $589.02 billion in counterparts. 2019. 21.3% of those sales came from online. GRAPE TO GRAIN Interestingly, some alcoholic beverages also benefited While distilleries are leading the charge when it from the ecommerce boom. With the shutdown of comes to defining a U.K. style of rye, the British wine restaurants, bars, clubs and even sporting venues, off- world is embracing and recognizing the quality of premise alcohol sales are soaring. Historically, beer and American whiskeys, too. Jeroboams, a prestigious spirits companies thrive in economic downturns, and and historic London wine merchant, has just 2020 was no different. As far as ecommerce sales are released its first exclusive spirit — and it’s not a concerned, U.S. sales for 2020 are estimated to rise 42% Scotch, an Irish whiskey, nor an English whisky as to $24 billion. And by the end of this year, the U.S. is one might expect from a European brand. Instead, expected to have more alcoholic e-commerce sales than its first exclusive spirit is a rye whiskey from China. Whistlepig, a distillery based in Vermont. With the U.S. now reopening, my InvestorPlace colleague It’s an unusual choice, one that will no doubt raise and friend, Matt McCall, and I look for pent-up demand eyebrows in the U.K. industry. Yet James Phillips, and the desire to return to normal to trigger a massive Jeroboams’ beer and spirits buyer, sees the growth 10 amount of spending into another part of the She said genetics predicts her sons have a 50-60% chance alcoholic beverage sector. of struggling with substance abuse as well: "I have no choice but to talk to my kids about it." I’m talking about the wine industry. While a kid's brain is still forming, they can be more The wine industry certainly took it on the chin in susceptible to substances. Lahey said every year a kid 2020, with overall wine sales slipping 9.9%. Digging doesn't use substances significantly lowers the risk for a little deeper into the numbers, on-premise sales substance use disorder in the future. fell 45%. However, online sales actually rose 10% year-over-year. This was thanks in part to virtual For instance, an eighth grader who begins to use tastings and buying popular wines in stores. For substances has a 50% chance of developing an addiction, 2020, the top five wines were cabernet sauvignon whereas a tenth grader who begins using has a 17% ($3.2 billion), chardonnay ($2.8 billion), red blends chance. Waiting until 18 puts a person at level risk with ($2 billion), pinot grigio ($1.9 billion) and pinot noir adults at 10%, according to Lahey's research. ($9.8 million). Parents can help their children develop self-efficacy, Now, the U.S. is the largest wine-consuming market empowering them to protect themselves and have the in the world, representing 15% of global ability to say no. consumption in 2017, and the number of wineries in Design an exit strategy the U.S. has nearly doubled over the past decade. U.S. wine sales have grown for 25 consecutive years. Using refusal skills is key to getting out of risky situations. That market should continue to grow. According to Lahey suggests coming up with excuses or an exit strategy Mordor Intelligence, the wine market is forecast to beforehand. Lahey herself has a signal she can give her rise at a 1.47% compound annual growth rate from husband at events when she feels her resolve is waning. 2020 to 2025. For kids who want to save face and still say no, she offered a few options. DAILY NEWS • Blame it on the parents: say, "My parents drug test." Simple parenting strategies can help kids avoid • "I have an allergy to alcohol." Some people do have alcoholism and other addictions, Vermont author an allergy to the grains in alcohol. says In some cases the excuses could be white lies, but she Burlington Free Press said the alternative is worse. In time, the child could By April Barton become more comfortable saying no outright rather than April 28, 2021 creating a white lie excuse. Jessica Lahey, a local author, is getting acclaim for She also suggested giving kids the facts and actual data. her new book and its goal to help prevent kids from When they hear someone saying "everyone does it," engaging in substance use. they'll know that is not the case. "The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Help teens deal with anxiety without substances Culture of Dependence" provides simple tenets parents can adopt to help their children avoid risky Lahey said substances can be powerful short-term behavior. anxiety relief, but the long-term problems they create can be devastating. A 20-year teaching career, her work in an addiction treatment center in Bradford and extensive research She suggests surrounding adolescents with messages fueled her writing. But her inspiration was also that they are good enough just as they are. They do not deeply personal. Her struggles with alcoholism, and need to fulfill anyone else's expectations of them. her sobriety in 2013, compelled her to find the best Keep talking (and laughing) ways to protect her now 17- and 22-year-old sons from walking the same path. Talking with teens on a regular basis is one of the best preventative measures. Having open, frequent "I've made most of the mistakes we talk about in the communication, like at the dinner table, can make the book," Lahey said in an interview. harder conversations not as fraught when they occur. 11

Meeting kids where they are and even using humor Social hosting policy group can help. “How can we reduce the amount of house parties and In the Lahey household, they imitated the popular underage drinking in Jeffco?” That was the question that YouTube videos "Hot Ones with Sean Evans." In the led this group to the answer of a social hosting laws, a set videos, Evans asks celebrities tough questions, and of policies that hold adults responsible for underage after each answer they eat hot wings with drinking that occurs on properties they own, rent, or progressively spicy sauces. After prepping the food otherwise control. and sauces, Lahey and her husband asked ten According to the presentation, the law’s potential probing questions of their kids. So while the subject benefits would include encouraging those who control matter was tough, the fun added levity. property to prevent house parties and providing law Lahey was originally more permissive about alcohol enforcement with a tool to restrict house parties without with her older child, preferring to follow the having to meet the higher bar of criminal prosecution. European style of moderate alcohol use in the The students also argued that adults would be teenage years. But, after research showed discouraged from purchasing alcohol for teens if they moderation doesn't work and Europe has even knew they could be held responsible while underage worse addiction rates, she changed her approach. drinkers would be spared from a mark on their criminal She said it's important to model to kids that once you record that could possibly impact their future. learn something, it's OK to change gears and “As youth in Jeffco, we believe social hosting laws will incorporate it. shift the norms in the county so that more adults and Signed copies of "The Addiction Inoculation" can be teens will disapprove of under age drinking,” said one of found at Phoenix Books in Burlington or The the students in a video shown during the presentation. Vermont Bookshop in Middlebury. The students also cited a survey conducted at a youth town hall conducted of 185 Jeffco students earlier this year in which 85% of those students said they are aware Teens speak up for themselves on heady topics Youth drinking and partying focus of county event of peers drinking alcohol at private homes. Canyon Courier There was also discussion about interviews the teens did By Paul Albani-Burgio with several police officers, the majority of whom April 29, 2021 indicated that current strategies are not effectively reducing youth substances misuse. The students said an Teen drinking and partying was front and center at “overwhelming majority of officers they spoke with the April 22 Jefferson County Communities That would use a social hosting ticket option if one were Care Youth Voices event. available.” For the past four-and-half-months, 35 high school Students also argued that the implementation of social and college students have been at work on projects hosting policy would need to be accompanied with more that give them the opportunity to propose and efforts to educate adults about the dangers associated solutions to problems that affect teens in the with teen drinking, including sex assault and car crashes. county. The students came from mostly from Jeffco high schools, including Lakewood High, Golden High, “Data collected at the town hall on Feb. 28 found that the Green Mountain, Arvada West, Chatfield and majority of teens believe adults give youth alcohol Jefferson virtual academy. Some also attend CU because they don’t care,” said team member Sarah Boulder. Driscoll. “Adults can show teens they care by being proactive and not supplying alcohol.” During the conference, those students had the opportunity to present their proposals, which dealt Teen spaces proposal specifically with how to reduce teen partying and When David Yoon move to Jeffco from South Korea in provide more constructive places for teens to spend 2008, he was most surprised by the differences he time on weekends. Here is a closer look at the observed between how American and Korean teens proposals: spend their weekend nights. 12

In Korea, most youth spent there time in public Overcome,” which was brewed at GearHouse Brewing in facilities, such as indoor gyms and gaming stations Chambersburg and 2nd Story Brewing in Philadelphia. that were open until 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. The hazy IPA is scheduled to be released on Memorial Day “For me, there was no time to feel loneliness or weekend at participating breweries. boredom,” he said in a video that was part of the “As one of the top beer producers in the country, the presentation. state has become a powerhouse in the national But social norms are different in Jeffco, where six in landscape of craft beer. With breweries ranging from 10 of the youth responded in the town hall small brewpubs, to expanding franchises to larger responded that they spend none or only some of production breweries,” according to a press release. their time in activities that are “meaningful.” Proceeds from sales of the beer will go to the That’s why this policy group said they propose that Pennsylvania Veterans Foundation, an organization that “Jeffco youth be given access to teen-based provides aid and support for Pennsylvania veterans and activities and safe spaces like those David was able their families. to experience in South Korea.” Ingredients from veteran-owned Pennsylvania During the presentation, members of the group businesses, including Deer Creek Malthouse in Glen Mills argued that existing facilities for teens are not and some hops from GEMS Farms Hops in Carlisle, were sufficient because of a lack of awareness among also used. teens and a lack of transportation for teens to access Participating breweries include: 2nd Story Brewing in them. Philadelphia, Artifice Ales & Mead in Manheim, Black “We as Jeffco youth strongly believe increasing the Forest Brewery in Ephrata, Cellar Works Brewing in number of safe spaces, making the already-existing Sarver, Cox Brewing in Elizabethtown, Deer Creek spaces more accessible and increasing the youth’s Malthouse in Glen Mills, Downriver Brewing in awareness of them will be the key solution for our Stroudsburg, Eclipse Brewing in Sunbury, Five Mountain problems,” said team member and Lakewood High Brewing in Shickshinny, GearHouse Brewing in student Kutad Duzgun. Chambersburg, GEMS Farms Hops in Carlisle, Hemauer Brewing in Mechanicsburg, McAllister Brewing Co. in The group also found that it is critical that teen North Wales, Olde Bedford Brewing in Bedford, Root spaces foster a sense of inclusivity, which they Down Brewing in Phoenixville, Seven Sirens Brewing in suggested could be facilitated by hiring youth from Bethlehem, Stonebridge Brewing in Johnstown, Tattered diverse backgrounds in leadership positions. Flag Brewing in Middletown, Ten7 Brewing in North “In order to accomplish a flexible gathering place, we Wales, Whitehorse Brewing in Berlin and Willow Creek need your help to keep places like libraries and rec Brewing in West Reading. centers open later,” said another team member in the video, who was not identified. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of NABCA members, free-of-charge. If you do not 20 Pa. veteran-owned craft breweries collaborate wish to receive this daily service, please respond with on ‘Adapt and Overcome’ hazy IPA “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the Subject line. In addition, if there is another individual within your company who should also be PennLive receiving this service, please forward their name, title, By Sue Gleiter employer, and email address to [email protected]. April 28, 2021 Thank you for your time and attention as we continue to work A new collaboration craft beer will celebrate to improve upon the services and benefits that we provide to Pennsylvania’s booming craft industry and the our members. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author(s) and do veterans who call the Keystone State home. not necessarily represent those of the National Alcohol Once again, Breweries in Pennsylvania, a group Beverage Control Association. devoted to craft brewers in the state, is assisting with the collaboration. Twenty of the state’s veteran-owned craft breweries will sell “Adapt And