Tied House/The Three Tiers
The three-tier system separates alcohol production, distribution, and this.
What is retail?
In the 1987 film The Untouchables, Kevin Costner played this famous prohibition agent.
Who is Eliot Ness?
The proof of an alcoholic beverage is this times its ABV.
What is two?
When made in the US or Ireland, this type of alcohol has the letter “e” in it; if not, it doesn’t.
What is “Whisk(e)y”?
The head of the New York State Liquor Authority holds this title.
What is "Chair"?
Exceptions to the three-tier system are sometimes made for these hybrid venues.
What are brewpubs and craft distilleries?
Founded in 1874, this woman-led organization was instrumental in the temperance movement and helped bring about Prohibition.
What is the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)?
This is how long it takes the body to process one serving of alcohol.
What is One Hour?
The production of this was first regulated by the Code of Hammurabi in 1800 BCE.
What is beer?
Alcohol czars may suspend or revoke these.
What are liquor licenses?
In the UK, tied houses still exist and are typically owned by this type of business.
What are breweries?
This New York City island was used by bootleggers to offload alcohol shipments during Prohibition.
What is City Island?
This is the main ingredient in Bourbon.
What is corn?
This Bohemian City’s name gave birth to Pilsner style beer.
What is Pilsen?
The head of this federal agency also plays a regulatory role in alcohol labeling and advertising.
What is the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau)?
This Milwaukee Brewer was the most prolific builder of tied houses in Chicago.
What was the Schlitz Brewing Company?
This act involving alcohol was still legal during Prohibition.
What is drinking? (Only making, selling, and transporting alcohol were illegal.)
This is the difference between a regular pint and an Imperial pint of beer.
What is four ounces?
This type of alcohol is the national drink of Peru.
What is Pisco?
In 1935, this US gov’t entity was formed to regulate the alcohol industry post-Prohibition, eventually evolving into today’s TTB.
What is the Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA)?
Ties houses were banned in the US largely due to this 1890s practice, where brewers paid saloon owners to sell only their product.
What is exclusive dealing?
This was the last state to repeal Prohibition, in 1966.
What is Mississippi?
This is the term used to describe the amount of spirits that evaporate during the barrel-aging process.
What is the "Angel’s Share"?
This ancient fermented beverage, made from both hops and honey, is a cross between mead and beer.
What is braggot?
This federal office, part of Dept of Health and Human Services, oversees policy and prevention programs for substance abuse.
What is the Office of National Drug Control Policy?