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BYOB may soon be allowed for Boston diners, with limits

BOSTON – Boston's Licensing Board made a long-awaited move toward letting diners bring their own beer and wine into a restaurant, voting unanimously Thursday to begin the process of changing the rules that currently bar customers from doing so. "Yesterday's vote is an exciting step forward

Massachusetts

R.I. brewer’s attempt to ease beer laws has opponents foaming

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Proclamation Ale Co., a small Rhode Island brewery that's pushing to change the state's beer laws, recently received an angry letter about its efforts. In response, the brewer set the letter on fire and posted to Facebook a photo of him holding

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In Wisconsin, which candidate passes the beer test?

SLINGER, Wis. (AP) — It's Friday night at the Nite Owls Tavern. There's basketball on the TVs, beer and brandy Old Fashioneds in the glasses, fried fish on the plates — and good-natured conversation that largely eschews the presidential election that seems so far from this cozy, small-town

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The return of an Irish ale

If you're tempted to raise a glass in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day, you might want to hold off toasting with that pint of Guinness. While the famous ale has been marketed as a classic signature of Ireland, and its Guinness Storehouse is one of the

Europe

Let 18-year-olds drink

In America, alleged land of freedom, a 19-year-old soldier just back from Afghanistan can't sidle up to a bar and legally order a beer. In supposedly regulation-crazed Europe, meanwhile, an 18-year-old can order a martini. In the beer-drinking cultures of Belgium and Germany, a 16-year-old can ask for

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A New England guide to Oktoberfest

With Oktoberfest activities already starting across the Atlantic Ocean in Germany, many Bostonian's are eager to start celebrations. This weekend kicks off the start of many Oktoberfest celebrations both here in Boston and in the surrounding areas. If you have an appreciation for beer and want to rejoice,

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Craft brewers, distributors at odds over proposed contract rules

Lawmakers on Beacon Hill weighed a bill Tuesday that supporters say would level the playing field for small beer brewers, while opponents say it would irreparably damage the craft-brewing industry that supports it. An overflow crowd gathered for the hearing, spilling into a State House hallway. The legislation would rewrite

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Maine brewer makes beer from lobsters

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine brewer is offering a quicker way to consume two of the state's summertime staples: beer and lobster. Oxbow Brewing is serving up beer brewed with live Maine lobsters and a dash of sea salt.