Barrel - Beverage and Alcohol Regulation and Recreation at Emory Law

01/29/2019

Some light reading for your 'snow' day.

Atlanta’s craft beer scene is still relatively new, opening doors for women who love beer to lead.

01/24/2019

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Calling all beer connoisseurs: Atlanta was just named the best city in the world for craft beer snobs in TripSavvy’s list of Where to Go in 2019, compiled by the popular site’s travel editors just in time for the host city’s upcoming Super Bowl.

11/11/2018

Good news: 87 counties/municipalities in Georgia voted to start selling alcohol earlier on Sundays.
Bad news: The Atlanta referendum is not self-implementing (unlike Decatur's), so we have to wait another week... see y'all then!

Sunday morning alcohol sales won’t start in Atlanta this weekend, but Canton, Decatur, and Alpharetta set the date

11/06/2018

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It’s time to exercise your right! Vote yes on the “Brunch Bill” which will allow restaurants to start serving alcohol at 11am on Sundays. We’ll be giving everyone who voted 15% off their bill tonight only. Just let your server know you’ve exercised your right to vote!

10/26/2018

Interesting read about two of our favorite things: local beer & local politics. (Hopefully) coming to EAV in early 2019!

Georgia has long enforced some of the strictest beer laws in the United States , which have since loosened to allow direct-to-consumer sales by breweries. This change was at the core of Jeffrey Oparnica’s business plan: make niche beers and sell them across the bar to his customers. But he hadn’...

10/22/2018

Atlanta Brewing Co is now taking donations for the Feed The Gulf Coast Food Bank in Panama City as they recover from Hurricane Michael. If you find yourself in their taproom sometime in the next two weeks, do some good & drop off much-needed supplies!

10/18/2018

The price of a six-pack in the U.S. could rise by $1 to $8 because of drought and heat. As one of the researchers says, it's "another way climate change will suck."

10/11/2018

Reminder: BARREL, OUTLaw, and CRLPS's Pride Event is TOMORROW at 6:30PM!

We kicking off Atlanta Pride weekend with OUTLaw at Orpheus brewing with drinks and discussion!!

Join us at one of our favorite breweries with some of our favorite people at Emory as we talk Pride, the LGBTQ community, and listen to tips on how we can all make the culture here at Emory Law more inclusive. Plus, the first 60 people get their first drink on us!!

03/26/2018

Join us at Hop City's West Midtown location this Friday from 7 to 9 pm for a curated beer tasting! Cost will be $5/ person and we can only bring around thirty guests with us for this exclusive event. Reserve your spot here so you won't miss out: https://goo.gl/forms/BqIxMZp1SUTwogV92. If you don't make it onto the list, you can add your name to the waitlist here: https://goo.gl/forms/WenVF4gUU0KTeJ572.

03/07/2018

Hey everyone! We're planning on another event this semester at HopCity, including a curated, private tasting. But first, we need to know how many of you are interested in the event! Please take a moment to fill out this survey. This is just a way to get a rough number of how many people would want to come so we can plan accordingly. Thank you all for the continued support, you all make this possible!

BARREL is hosting a beer tasting event with Hop City Craft Beer and Wine - Midtown on March 30 at 7:00pm! The event will consist of a guided, curated tasting for the first 45 students to sign up. Before we can offer the event, though, we need to know if there are enough people interested! This isn't...