“One of the businesses hardest hit by US Prohibition was the corner florist. Previously their most reliable customer was the romantically-inspired husband on his way home after ‘stopping in for a few’.” […]
The Thursday Quote
The Thursday Quote
“Lots of people on the outside think the alky business is worked under cover, with customers sneaking up a back alley, laying down the jack and ducking home with a gallon or […]
The Thursday Quote
‘‘Imagine secretly transporting a trunkload of beer across the United States. You will be able to get, say, a hundred people their drink for the night. But load the same trunk with […]
The Six-Pack – March 6, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Boak and Bailey https://twitter.com/BoakandBailey/status/572314050861928449 As a blogger BIDGEAFT is a sentiment I’ve felt many a time. Number 2: Fortune.com – Tapped In: Craft beer – A farmer’s salvation? Seems craft […]
It’s YouTubesday!
The fact the United States banned alcohol for years – also known as Prohibition – continues to amaze me. Just have a look around at all the people employed by alcohol today […]
A dry tale about a dry time
LAST CALL: THE RISE AND FALL OF PROHIBITION Daniel Okrent Simon & Schuster I love watching History Channel documentaries on the American Civil War. I’ll scan the electronic program guide and hit […]
The Thursday Quote
…alcohol is used for all kinds of things besides drinking. It was (and in many cases remains) an essential ingredient in paint thinners, antifreezes, lotions and antiseptics, embalming fluids and much more….To […]
The Thursday quote
“In 1920 could anyone have believed that the Eighteenth Amendment, ostensibly addressing the single subject of intoxicating beverages, would set off an avalanche of change in areas as diverse as international trade, […]
The Thursday quote
‘‘Because it fits so gracefully and so gaily into the scheme of good living, Budweiser is recognised as the King of Bottle Beer. Millions who welcomed beer back are finding there is […]
Banning beer in Australia
Prohibition – the banning of liquor in the United States – is rather well-known here in Australia. Less well-known – at least to me, anyway – was the fact that Australia wasn’t […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 