US: Ohio’s alcohol industry is booming
US: Ohio’s alcohol industry is booming
Nov 19, 2011 6
(Ohio) - Ohio-made beer is hot. So are wine, mead and spirits.
Small breweries, wineries and distilleries are popping up at a record pace across Ohio.
And many, many more are on the way, as passionate amateurs are turning their alcohol-making hobbies into full-time professions. Fueled by the buy local and local food movements, many of these small businesses are riding a wave of sentiment against big, national brands.
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control handed out more alcohol-manufacturing permits in the first six months of this year than it did all of last year.
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