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brewerandpatriot — Well, the Massachusetts Senate and House came to an agreement, and will vote on the “Casino Bill” tomorrow before going on recess until Jan. If they approve it, the next step will be sending it along to Gov. Deval Patrick for approval. However: “The happy hour provision approved in the […]

Happy Hour is Dead

15 Nov, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged ABCC / happy hour / MA casino bill by squirrelfarts

shipyardpumpkin — If you live in Massachusetts, you may or may not have seen recently that happy hour may be returning to the state. If you don’t live in Massachusetts, you may or may not be shocked to find out that happy hour was banned here. I’ll explain. Back in the early […]

The Battle for Happy Hour

19 Oct, 2011 in Beer / Boston / Drink / History / Liquor / Massachusetts tagged ABCC / ban / casino / drunk driving / happy hour / MA casino bill / overserving / Restaurant Equality Amendment by squirrelfarts

justbeerglassrev — So, I’m not sure how many people noticed it, but Boston.com ran an alarming article last week (Aug 4, 2011) titled “Rule change alarms small brewers.” The article discussed the farmer-brewer licensing rule in Massachusetts. Basically, this rule allows smaller, startup breweries to be licensed as a farmer-brewery collaboration, which […]

V-MA Day: Victory in Massachusetts

9 Aug, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged ABCC / beer / Blue Hills Brewing / brewery / Bully Boy Distillery / farmer-brewer license / homebrew / irish lad / Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission by squirrelfarts