A new entertainment district is coming to the city of Rogers and will be located at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade shopping area, according to KNWA. The announcement comes shortly after the city started allowing alcohol to be sold and purchased…
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Sunday Alcohol Sales Begin in January for Bentonville, Rogers
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBack in November, voters in Rogers and Bentonville voted in favor of selling alcohol on Sundays. The election results have now been officially certified, according to the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC). Alcohol can be purchased on Sundays within the…
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Little Rock Trojans Partner with Core Brewing for Branded Seltzer
Little Rock Athletics and Little Rock Trojan Sports Properties announced Thursday the unveiling of a Little Rock Trojans Branded Seltzer as part of a larger statewide partnership with Core Brewing and Distilling, based in Springdale. Scarlet Letter, an award-winning, hand-crafted…
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AMP University: Dry Counties and Blue Laws, Part Two
Last week, we discussed the history of dry counties and blue laws in Arkansas, dating all the way back to its earliest days as a state. Though Prohibition ended nearly a century ago, Arkansas remains the driest state in the…
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AMP University: Dry Counties and Blue Laws, Part One
As the United States is a union of separate states, rather than one monolithic entity, very few things are uniform across the whole nation. As if that weren’t enough, many things are not uniform across individual states either, and are…
Rock Town Distillery announced on Wednesday that its Single Cask Bourbon has been chosen by Berry Brothers and Rudd to be the first bourbon bottled under their prestigious label. A Facebook post contained the announcement. “It is a true honor…
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Scottish Ale: Lyon Professor Serves Up the Science Behind Suds
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaProposing a beer-making class on a college campus – particularly one located in a dry county of Arkansas – sounds like the kind of wink-wink joke that writes itself. But that’s exactly what one faculty member did at private Lyon…
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New Distillery Bringing Life Out of the Dirt
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaEverything you need to know about the origins of East Arkansas’s newest distillery is summed up in the name: Delta Dirt. In two simple words, the moniker tells a story – past present and future of a family-run enterprise, generations…
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Restaurants, Bars and Clubs That Serve Alcohol Must Close by 11 p.m., Starting Friday, Nov. 20
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleStarting Friday, Nov. 20, businesses that are licensed to sell and serve alcohol on their premises will be required to close by 11 p.m. Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued this directive on Thursday, Nov. 19, which mandates that restaurants, bars and…
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Restaurants and Breweries Allowed to Deliver Beer and Wine
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleRestaurants and breweries will now be allowed to sell wine and beer with any permit and deliver the products to patrons due the coronavirus crisis. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that restaurants and breweries will have to transition to takeout and…