Tag: Liquor
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Man killed in Aurora triple shooting Wednesday identified
A man who was shot and killed in an Aurora parking lot Wednesday night has been identified. James Michael Young, 43, died from a gunshot wound sustained in the parking lot of 1155 S Havana St. in Aurora Wednesday night, according to a news release received from the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office Thursday afternoon. His…
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The Family Jones brings Colorado flavors, traditional approach to whiskey-making
Rob Masters, the head distiller of The Family Jones distillery, sits down with the Denver Gazette to talk all things whiskey.
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Alcohol sale to drunk driver not enough for liability, court rules
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Businesses are not liable for injuries caused by a drunk driver if they sold alcohol to the already-intoxicated motorist, but the person did not consume it before causing an accident, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals answered a question never addressed before: Whether the state’s Dram Shop…
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Colorado whiskey distilleries applaud American Single Malt classification proposal
Colorado whiskey distilleries applauded the recent proposal by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Trade Bureau to create an official “American Single Malt” designation. It’s an important milestone for the growing whiskey industry not only in Colorado, but nationwide, as it will join officially recognized spirit classes like Irish whiskey, scotch and bourbon. So just like…
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Applications for common consumption areas in Denver to open in June
Denver is set to open applications for common liquor consumption areas this summer, more than a year after the pilot program was approved and a decade after the concept was legalized in Colorado. The Denver City Council unanimously voted Monday to open applications in June, 45 days sooner than previously planned. The five-year pilot will…
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Applications for common liquor consumption areas in Denver could open in June
Over a year after the pilot program was approved and a decade after the concept was legalized in Colorado, Denver is close to opening applications for common liquor consumption areas in the city. The five-year pilot will allow businesses to establish areas where customers can mingle outdoors and walk between businesses with alcoholic beverages. Currently,…
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Colorado lawmakers propose allowing to-go alcoholic beverages indefinitely
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado allowed to-go alcoholic beverages during the pandemic and now the state is one step closer to keeping take-out drinks around permanently. Lawmakers introduced a bill Feb. 16 that would allow to-go alcoholic beverages indefinitely. “What we’ve seen is that this is a tremendous lifeline…