Repeal Day, Cacti and stadiums

America's beer distributors to celebrate 87th anniversary of 21st Amendment

On Dec. 5, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) will commemorate the 87th anniversary of the passing of the 21st Amendment. Ratified in 1933, this amendment repealed Prohibition and laid the foundation for today's successful system of state-based alcohol regulation. Read NBWA President and CEO Craig Purser's statement on this historic milestone here.

'Cacti' is Travis Scott's new hard seltzer brand

Travis Scott has had a secret brewing… In an interview with Forbes, the rapper pulled out a bottle from an early batch of his upcoming hard seltzer, Cacti, for the interviewer to sample. Celebrities and drinks seem to go together like peanut butter in jelly, with many famous folks endorsing or building their own beverage brands, but Scott might be smart to move into the seltzer scene.

How craft brewers are cleaning up our favorite beverage

Beer production generates a significant amount of waste and wastewater. Plus, disposing of beer -- like the estimated 10 million gallons that expired by March of 2020 -- is not the most sustainable process. For these reasons and more, it is as important as ever to focus on environmentally friendly practices in every stage of the beer supply chain.

When will fans return to sports stadiums?

Dr. Anthony Fauci says that you shouldn't expect to see sports stadiums at full capacity until at least the end of summer 2021. Although things are looking up as far as a possible vaccine, that won't end the pandemic immediately. "We could get there by the end of the summer, and as we get into the fall of next year," Fauci continued. But "if 50% of the people say, 'You know, I don't want to get vaccinated,' then it's gonna take considerably longer than that."

TODAY'S NEWS

America's beer distributors to celebrate 87th anniversary of 21st Amendment

'Cacti' is Travis Scott's new hard seltzer brand

How craft brewers are cleaning up our favorite beverage

When will fans return to sports stadiums?

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