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Top Ten Liquor Laws from 1921
On October 1, 1917 British Columbia “went dry”, giving way to the pressure of the temperance movement sweeping the nation. Less than four years later the ineffective and corrupt Prohibition regime came to an end on June 15, 1921 when an Act to provide for Government Control and Sale of Alcoholic Liquors came into force, known by its short title the Government Liquor Act.
Re Generator Cabaret: The Importance of Cooperating with Police and Liquor Inspectors
On November 6, 2015 the general manager of the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch issued its decision in re Generator Cabaret case number EH15-017.
Doing it Right: The Community Brew
Since it opened its doors in November, 2013 Craft Beer Market in Olympic Village has been supporting and engaging with not-for-profits through its Community Brew program. Several times a year Craft selects a local charity or community initiative to support with the sale proceeds from a “one-off” beer produced in collaboration with a local brewery.
Craft Beer Litigation: Understanding the Blue Moon Class Action Part 2
In part one of Craft Beer Litigation: Understanding the Blue Moon Class Action Alcohol & Advocacy outlined the facts of a class action lawsuit started by a self-proclaimed “beer aficionado” against MillerCoors after he learned, to his horror, that Blue Moon beer was not a “craft beer” after all.
Craft Beer Litigation: Understanding the Blue Moon Class Action Part 1
Readers of Alcohol & Advocacy will not be surprised to learn that as craft beer and spirits grow in market share and notoriety, so too does the volume of class action lawsuits filed against their manufacturers.
So you want to buy a bar…
…or for that matter a brewery or winery. Chances are if you’ve ever worked in the hospitality industry you’ve at least thought about it.
BC Liquor Law Reform: What will 2016 bring?
Despite grumbling from various quarters, including Alcohol & Advocacy, 2015 was a historic year for liquor law in British Columbia.
Human Rights Code: Cross-Cultural Training for Bar Staff
As Alcohol & Advocacy has previously discussed, the bar and restaurant industry is fertile grounds for Human Rights complaints.
Doing it Right: The Alchemist Magazine
The Alchemist Magazine has arrived in British Columbia. It’s the spirits-focused publication that bartenders and distillers in this province have been waiting for – and it doesn’t disappoint.
Sir, I Think You’ve Had Enough
Spend enough time in a bar (on either side of the pine) and you’ll eventually hear those words. In some establishments you hear them more than others. So what happens when a patron has had too much to drink, or is being unruly, and the bartender decides it’s time for him or her to move along?