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Should you be allowed to drink in public? Where does public begin? We’re about to find out, it seems.
Kimber VanRy is testing the waters. The 39 New Yorker sat down on his stoop to have a beer (a Sierra Nevada) when he was cited for drinking in public.
In New York, and other cities states, drinking a beer outside – even if it is on your stoop – is unlawful. The New York City law prohibits anyone from drinking an alcoholic beverage, or possessing and intending to drink from an open container …read more

The beer industry is clearly changing. “All American” beers are moving overseas – and craft brewing companies are making bold moves despite much speculation outside of the beer industry that it was just a phase. In fact, two of the top ten craft brewing companies also ranked in the top ten overall brewing companies by sales in 2007 according to a report issued by the Brewers Association (BA) earlier in the month.
According to the BA, the Top 10 Craft Brewing Companies by Beer Sales Volume
for 2007 were:
1 Boston Beer Co.
2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. …read more