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Minnesota Governor Signs Growler, 4- and 6-Pack Bill into Law

Minnesota Governor Signs Growler, 4- and 6-Pack Bill into Law

Minnesota’s largest craft brewers will finally be able to sell growlers of beer to-go, while smaller brewers will be able to sell 4- and 6-packs after Gov. Tim Walz signed into law a liquor reform bill on Sunday.

A Drink With Your Sand Wedge? RTDs Aim for the Golf Links

A Drink With Your Sand Wedge? RTDs Aim for the Golf Links

Like sweatpants and sourdough, golf gained an unexpected burst of popularity during the pandemic, earning droves of players looking for an outdoors oasis and socially distant entertainment. Another leisure activity that saw pandemic growth: ready-to-drink cocktails. Now the two are combining. Like many golfers, Turner Lewis, owner of Fore Craft Cocktails, enjoys a Transfusion while… Read more »

Texas’ Bishop Cider Acquires Wild Acre Brewing, Assets of Legal Draft; Plans to Open 4 New Cidercade Locations

Texas’ Bishop Cider Acquires Wild Acre Brewing, Assets of Legal Draft; Plans to Open 4 New Cidercade Locations

Dallas, Texas-based Bishop Cider has struck a deal to acquire Wild Acre Brewing in Fort Worth, as well as the assets of Legal Draft Beer Co. in Arlington, the 10-year-old cider maker announced Thursday. The planned acquisitions are part of an ambitious expansion plan to open four new entertainment spaces – one each in Dallas, Arlington and two in Fort Worth.