Pints going up down under

Pints going up down under

According to Australia’s hotel industry, beer prices will rise tomorrow.  The rise in prices is due to a higher excise tax.  The Australian Hotels Association criticizes the system which will allow for an automatic tax increase twice a year.  The new taxes will be...

This pub is NOT for the birds

Carling the crow, a pub regular who was known to sneak sips from patrons’ lagers when they were not looking, is no longer welcome at its favorite pub in Neath, South Wales.  For a time the purloined drinks were considered humorous, but for this crow, nevermore. The...

Changes soon to be required for labels

The Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is considering a new rule that will require manufacturers to include alcoholic content, serving sizes, and nutritional information on the label. The labels would also be required to include...

I’ll trade you a bomb for a beer

After multiple denied requests for a beer, the determined man told the flight attendant either he or the plane was going to get bombed. He was taken into custody shortly after the plane landed.  Apparently Communist Chinese planes don’t like bomb threats either....