When my neighbor opened up a whiskey distillery here in Ireland, and decided to sell to the US, he has to sell to a distributor and what's funny is that the distributor gets to put their name and label on the bottle and take 40% of the profits.
I think the profit should reflect the amount of time and money and other resources that goes into every step of the way, from harvesting ingredients to repairing delivery vehicles that operate at various stages of the process. In theory, I like to think this happens to an extent, though it’s hard to quantify certain things, like effort, and then you look at who’s profiting the most (executives). In any case, I think it’s absurd that the distributor has the authority to label the product as something other than it truly is.
I just made the point that the US is supposed to be all about the freedom to make a buck - they stole your creative property in taking ownership of the product....if you had had to do business with the mafia during prohibition they probably would have hit you up for less than 40%......
Also... on a related note, kudos to Jimmy Carter (for legalizing home brewing at the federal level back in the '70s), and the American Homebrewers Association (for pushing to legalize it nationwide at the state level since then, it finally became legal nationwide as of 2013). Home brewers have been the catalyst and the inspiration for the craft beer revolution!
What you said about alcohol sales in the US really surprised me as a british person. In most british cities with large amounts of brewing (London, Manchester, Leeds, etc.), you can do an entire night of drinking exclusively from "brewery taps" or "taprooms" - ie. local brewers selling directly to craft beer fans in a pub/bar-style outlet. It's one of my favourite ways to enjoy craft brewing, and it's a shame that seems to be more difficult for our transatlantic co-conspirators in the craft beer revolution.
In most (all?) states, a brewery can operate a taproom at the brewery premises. Whether or not they can operate a taproom not attached to the brewery without going through a distributor varies.
Brewery taprooms are very much a thing in the US. The laws vary so much state to state and even county to county that you can only speak in generalizations, but craft breweries in the western half of the US are very popular. Even in Pennsylvania where the state has a monopoly on liquor retail stores, beer is treated differently and breweries are allowed to sell directly to customers. That being said, there are still dry counties in the south were the purchase of alcohol is illegal. Jack Daniels is distilled in one of those dry counties. My point is that the US has 0 consistence about its liquor laws.
@@SamsonMcarthy-oo6cb in comparison to the total amount produced for sale at restaurants and liquor stores (which is the focus of Adam's video) the amount that will be physically sold in a brewery taproom will indeed be small, regardless of what is allowed by law. Visiting a brewery's taproom (which in most states must be on the same premises as the brewery itself) is a pretty niche activity in the US, as most breweries are in industrial areas rather than retail spaces.
One thing that's always fascinated me about US culture is this constant tug of war between individualistic freedom and extreme conservative values. In my conservative eastern European country, its clear what the dominant culture is and what stands in opposition, but in the US they're intermingled in such an interesting and often puzzling way. Like how they love personal freedom and weapons, but often bow down to institutions and figures of authority. They make great leaps in medicine, but circumcision is still around because of some protestant dude. Their denominations of christianity bend the religion to adapt to their culture, yet many branches are more puritanical and militant than orthodox priests. The prohibition and war on drugs are good examples too. Personal freedom vs rules for the herd, always and everywhere
@@acidsteve9837nly in certain cases of phimosis. Outside of that it is a purely religious, puritanical thing that serves zero purpose. Soap and water is right there people, this is not up for debate.
@jaxonb.1864it's considered body mutilation in most of Europe, only done by Muslim and Jewish minorities and therefore allowed, but without a medical necessity, I find it as abhorrent as forcing your daughters to wear too small shoes and/or high heels, amputate other body parts etc.
One of the local craft breweries here expanded a few years ago, and opened a larger brewhouse and tap room at the opposite end of the building where they started. But the two spaces were not adjacent; there were a couple of other businesses physically in between. Since the spaces were not adjacent, moving beer between the two locations was considered "distribution".
Prohibition is also the reason we've stuck with tips for restaurants and hospitality services for so long instead of paying those workers an acceptable and appropriate wage. Well, that and crappy laws and regulations because businesses and corporations are entitled to more rights than actual people, but whatever.
Here in Ontario, most alcohol (at least maybe 10 years ago) was sold through this government run store called LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario). Growing up there, this had always been how I thought liquor was sold. It wasn't until I went to America that I realized liquor could in fact be sold in grocery stores.
I live in North Carolina and the government liquor stores here are called ABC stores. ABC standing for Alcohol Beverage Control. I always felt like ABC felt like a tad childish for a store that sells alcohol lol. I know its an acronym but still…! And i also remember being so confused going to other stores and seeing that you can buy liquor in the grocery store! Here you can buy beer and wine at the grocery store or gas station but liquor can only be purchased at the ABC store. And also you can’t buy any alcohol from anywhere before noon on Sunday.. something like that. It feels so ridiculous lol.
not always, depending on the state, states have various types of regulations, first is the "control states" where liquor stores can only get alcohol from the state alcohol board(state like Ohio) who price fixes and limits what alcohol a store have. there are other states(like Texas, where I'm at) where state laws prohibits certain transactions on alcohol, like hard liquor(anything above "wine") cannot be sold in grocery stores and can only be sold in dedicated liquor stores, and that alcohols can't be sold on sundays(well, technically beer and wine can be sold), then there are "free for all" states, and then there are cities and towns that takes their "free for all state" they are in and tell them to "go fuck themselves" and declare themselves "Dry town" that forbid the sale of hard liquor on sundays, at grocery stores, or altogether. at least beer and wine is MOSTLY safe
Thats funny to me because I know where you went and it reminds me of my own surprise elsewhere in the states. No Canadian beers. Its weird not seeing Molson.
Adam you're going to love this video idea. "Why you should SALT your coffee". Trust me i've been doing it for years i buy my own coffee beans and brew them myself and add a pinch of salt it makes the world of a difference especially if you like cream or milk in your coffee. If you do see this comment let me know :)!!!
I tried it based on your comment here, and I really liked it. I do take a bit of milk in my coffee, and to me it really brought out the sweetness. Thanks for the tip, I haven't changed the way I made my coffee in 30 years!
California has a hundreds of brewpubs that sell cans and bottles in addition to serving from tap, often partnering with food trucks so they can serve food at peak hours without paying rent on a whole kitchen. It blows my mind that so many states are devoid of that model
@@jmacd8817 absolutely and everywhere has it's problems. California is a nice place especially if you've got the money. Doesn't go as far as it should most anywhere these days sadly
Interesting little aside - about...ten-ish years ago?, the town of Asheville, NC had more breweries per capita than the state of CA! I just say that because it's a funny little statistic to me. One town in the mountains of NC has more breweries per person than the state that has the highest amount of breweries per person, and it far outstripped the other high ranking municipalities at the time.
"They drink about thirteen liters of pure ethanol per capita every year in Latvia. In the US, we drink about ten liters a year." Sorry for not doing my part. I do have to admit, June 2023 is a banner year for drinking for me. I had two drinks this year. Not just one, two! You know? Exciting things are right around the corner. I might have a third later this week. Awe, who the heck am I kidding. I'm going to forget to have a drink until well after the Forth of July. We all know this.
Btw just regarding your advertisement for Pili Nuts. I think you might be interested in something regarding the name. Pili is a root word that means pick/choose/select (or force in certain contexts) in Tagalog. So the name of the product and nut itself is a reference to its own production/method of acquisition, as in pinili ko ang mga pili (I picked the pili nuts). (Just for reference, I am a fluent speaker of Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines) A popular way of eating pili in the country is as pili brittle. Like peanut brittle but with pili. And it’s delicious.
Hey Adam! Can episode 69 of the podcast be about aphrodisiac foods/ingredients, the science behind it, the health benefits/percs, etc? Would be a interesting topic, imho haha What you do is great, thank you for being a cool guy doing cool things! Greetings from Argentina!
When Canberra was established in the early 1900s to be the future capital of Australia, the territory initially banned alcohol. That prohibition lasted about 5 minutes once parliament actually moved into Canberra, and now there's a pub named after King O'Malley, the prohibitionist responsible for the initial ban
Interesting video Adam! Alaska still has a number of dry/damp boroughs and towns. Most of them are rural areas that are predominantly Alaska Native, reflecting the "white man's poison" narrative in our history.
My great grandfather played a small role in legalizing alcohol when he certified that 3/4 of the states had ratified the 21st amendment. There's even video of him doing it!: th-cam.com/video/reKKJsMDW3M/w-d-xo.html
Hi Adam, I would love to listen to a bootlegging podcast from you. If you end up making one, I will humbly request that you go into the science of why methanol won't make you go blind when drinking moonshine (though making poor cuts can give you a wicked hangover). Since going blind is the one thing people think they know about moonshine and that myth is pervasive, I get a little frustrated hearing about it. This is primarily because I'm a chemist and a distiller. Thanks for the great episode as always!
Sometimes I put you on because I like listening to a person who can speak with clarity, style, and the periodic flourish. You speak well and and I like it.
Having worked for total wine I can tell you those distributors range from decent people to the laziest imaginable. I will say I had high opinion of those that actually merchandised out their stuff instead of skimping out on it. To understand better, at total wine usually in house merchandisers are responsible for the wine while distributors are responsible for all the beer.
Until relatively recently, Pennsylvania was the same way. Technically, we're still operating on carve-outs, and you still can't just go into a regular grocery store and buy alcohol here.
You may wish to research American imperialism. Just because an inertial isn’t state is discreet about its savagery, that doesn’t make it any less savage.
Could you look into and do a video on the use of celery concentrates and extracts in bacon? They're doing it so they can proudly proclaim 'no nitrates' even though the celery stuff is the same thing.
Locally it was explained to me this way, the brewery can't sell beer directly to the public, but they can sell tours, tickets, and memorabilia. Of course while you are there you can try out the beer, you just have to pay for the tour.
Whenever you do the video on the history of moonshine, you will have to touch on the early history of stock car racing in america. Junior johnson was a bootlegger, who eventually became one of the most successful owners in nascar history, with a colorful life story
I hope you bring up the reality of three tiered distributions, is ultimately a factor in everything we buy in the US. Our grocery stores rarely sell products that they bought straight from the farmer. Restaurants buy from a special restaurant distributor, they restrict what menus we see across the country.
Grocery chains are buying more locally grown produce directly from farmers today and even advertising the grower's names. The point is that this is allowed for most commerce, even though much of the food is distributed by big producers (e.g. General Foods, Pillsbury) or through wholesalers. The point is to allow sellers to decide how to sell their wares. Distributors will still exist and are used if it is cost effective to do so. Prohibitions against direct sales, as has traditionally been the law in the beer and wine industries serve no purpose but to stifle competition food.
In speaking with my teachers who study in the field of wine, said that there are two important happenings that highly impacted the wine industry hard. First is the phylloxera outbreak in Europe and Second is the prohibition of Alcohol in America. Both set back for decades as they found their footing in light of the shock. With America not getting it's footing post prohibition on the global stage till the Judgement of Paris wine tasting putting California on the map for the public and many famous French wineries starting to plant roots down in Napa and Sanoma and the creation of the first AVA (American Viticultural Area) in the 80s.
@Nossieuk they may have mentioned it when we did our chapter on Austrian wines. But sometimes information gets lost in the mix as you're having to cover so many different aspects of a topic. Tho thank you for the information, it's definitely an interesting topic about history of wine now that I've read about it.
Direct sales of wine have loosened in recent years, just as have direct sales of beer. Many states allow tasting and purchase of wine at wineries, and direct interstate shipment of wine to consumers has become easier since the Grandholm decision. In this decision, the U. S. Supreme Court said that a state must allow direct interstate shipments to consumers if they allow direct intrastate shipments. In other words, states cannot discriminate against out of state producers. So, residents of many states can now order wine directly from an out of state (as well as in state) winery. However, this is not possible in Utah and a number of southern states the totally prohibit direct shipment of wine.
Hey Adam! I am a process engineer and I design biogas plants (not in the US). It's become almost standard for European dairy farmers to build biogas plants. It turns out dairy cattle manure has the highest yield out of any livestock application for biogas. The theoretical energy you can get from dairy cattle manure is such that it pretty much makes no sense for a dairy farmer to be reliant on grid power at all. You can check this out for yourself of course.I'm curious to know what they do for their energy needs. FYI, chilling the milk very quickly once extracted is by far the largest energy consumption figure on a dairy farm. I believe they need to get it from the body temp of a cow (Slightly higher than a human's) down to 5 C or thereabouts, within 15 minutes, or the dairy processing people will not pay full price for that milk. That is the law in South Africa. I'm not sure how it works in the States. The first thing I would guess is a problem would be antibiotics, which would kill the gut microbes that make biogas processing possible. You do not want antibiotic-infested manure going into your biogas chamber, for obvious reasons. Anyway, give this topic a little thought and be sure to ask your dairy farming specialist what the state of affairs is for US dairy farmers.
As a current Pennsylvania resident, I'd like to point out that the rules for liquor sales have been changing since the state last had a Republican governor. It's now possible to buy booze in the supermarket as long as there's a dining area in the store, however tiny. Supermarkets that sell liquor also need a dedicated register. I'm not sure if it's possible to buy non-alcoholic products at that register, but it's the only register where one can buy alcohol. Also, while the PALCB had a monopoly on wine and hard liquor prior to Tom Corbett's time as governor, it's been possible to buy beer in privately owned "beverage stores" for as long as I've been a PA resident. If we include my time in college, that's at least since 1980.
Old guy from Canada chiming in - great presentation, Adam, I learned a few new things! Your northern neighbours still have government-run liquor (very flashy) and beer stores. S-l-o-w-l-y some grocery stores carry beer (only), but you must go through a special "beer lane" to check out...! Also, was your Thunder Road comment a tease??? Would love to hear more on that!
You should look at the monopolies held by Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century, and her granting monopolies to her favorites. (See, for example, the East India Company, but there were others.) Monarchical monopolies are pretty standard stuff, and go way back in history. You don't have to invoke communism at all.
Maryland is one of those PITA states that require going through alcohol-distributors. Most of what I've heard why it persists is "that's the way we've always done it."
huh? Last i checked there wasnt any drugs anymore since the war on drugs. Well, or at least the drugs are getting less dangerous?, or maybe at least less potent? Oh wait, no, the exact opposite is the case...... awww, damn, i almost thought i could be proud of politics. But it seems that everyone is fucking stupid and fools think prohibiton protects people....... In my theory, the legalization of Cannabis takes so long worldwide because people with actual brains in their heads realize that every argument that favors legalization of Cannabis/Alcohol, also applies to EVERY PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE on this planet. soooooo yeah. #legalizeeverything
It did work. Alcohol consumption plummeted and even with the end of prohibition it never returned to similar levels. Even America today drinks less than pre-prohibition America.
@@Avendesora Aim for the moon to reach the stars. Its easy to sweep the damages alcohol caused to families by alcohol in that era, so much so that the most radical temperance movement leaders were women. It achived partial sucess, not an failure by an long shot. Drinking is cool but it isn't cool having an nation of alcoholics. The logic that banning something=making it more common is asinine. You could say that it radicalized those who use it since it puts them in illegality. Buy not that it fails at reducing overall use
@@kinsmart7294 You aren't even responding to what I said lmao. You're just bringing up more points you want to make. I didn't say it isn't harmful, I didn't say banning it makes it more common, I didn't say I think drinking is cool. I said the intent was to eradicate, and it did not do that. If you're gonna reply like it's a rebuttal, at least rebut what I actually said.
Yes, Tesla has been fighting the NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) in every state for the right to sell directly to customers. I love that the abbreviation of NADA is indicative of the value that it brings to the customer.
The fact that you can't buy damn near everything direct from manufacturers is really screwed up in the age of the Interent and same day delivery. Want a new car? Lube up and get bent over by a dealer. Absolutely wacky in the land of the "Free" that there's red tape around buying shit that is perfectly legal
You may have brought up this topic in some fashion previously (I'm behind on a few episodes), but since you're on the topic of U.S laws and your next episode is focused on dairy farming; I would be very interested to see a future episode on subsidies for grain farming. It's been a practice in some form since 1933, but I've heard increasingly greater arguments against it in regards to its effects on the global market (poor farmers from agricultural developing nations cannot profit due to the huge quantity of cheap grains flooding the market), as well from an environmental perspective (most grains are for animal feed, resulting in more meat and obviously higher meat consumption). I'd like to get a better understanding of both the pros and negatives.
Even without that there's arguments just that subsidies in general are bad. As in "The government should not be picking winners and losers in the economy." The aguments for subsidies are generally utilitarian-based while arguments against it can be either principle-based (deontological or virtue) or similarly utilitarian as you outlined.
4:57 In my country of Sweden the prohibiition movement was also very strong, since there was A LOT of alcoholism back in those days. We had a national referendum and the result was 51-49 against prohibition. We do however also still have a state monoply on stronger alcohol. I wonder how different my country would have been if a few more people had voted in the other way. Hard to know of course but I bet that would have changed quite a bit of Swedish history.
Its fun looking at systems of control implemented throughout human history. History is so important because it makes you more aware of what's going on in the era that you live in. Sad that most people couldn't care any less about current affairs let alone the past. Anyways great vid cheers
at the beginning of the documentary "eat, fast, and live longer" the presenter states that US longevity increased by 6 years in the 30's because the depression starved people. What it almost certainly was, was a decrease in alcohol consumed. Cirrhosis rates were way down etc. I'm a home brewer, I don't touch liquor. Alcohol definitely has a lot of negative consequences.
To clarify NC only has a monopoly on Liquor retail. Beer and wine (and other low abv drinks) can be sold in grocery stores and the like. Also Distilleries and breweries can sell their products directly to the public (even on Sundays 😮). I’ve heard that distillers in NC can actually benefit from the ABC monopoly because they only need to worry about selling their product to one entity that then distributes it across the state.
Just started watching. It's one off the bizarre things I feel towards America as an Englishman. You're a country founded and branded on 'freedom' - laudable and I would say, desirable. What the US is today, however, stands in such stark contrast to the purported ideals of the founding fathers. Alcohol laws, jaywalking, HOAs... I know these aren't 'the big problems', but to me it feels like the small things that stick out so much.
I tell non-Americans that anything you do not understand about the US can be explained by one of these 3 explanations: 1) Because The US is MASSIVE in size 2) Because Someone is making Too much money from the Current situation and/or 3) it would mean someone powerful will have to give up something they don't want to give up (usually money). Too many Guns? 1 & 2 & 3 Healthcare? 2 & 3 No travel outside the US? 1 Tipping? 2 & 3 McMansions? 1 & 2 Liquor Laws? 2 & 3
@@jonjohns8145 I get you, dude. It's a shame that it's the case though, and it seems like no one has found a workable solution to stop it being the case. It's a jarring juxtaposition between the idealised American and the reality of the US.
@@liampouncy7808 the point of a "united states" is for each state to have their own laws to govern. Otherwise there would be no point for states. HOA's are totally voluntary and have nothing to do with the state. HOA's would 100% fall into the ideals of the founders. Dry states/counties fall into this category of living under your own laws. Jaywalking does have some external consequences ie backing up traffic or disrupting order. But again, jaywalking is not some universal law. Just like taxes or speed limits, they differ by municipality, county, and state. Seat belt laws are much more anti-freedom than jaywalking. Not wearing a seatbelt is a victimless crime. States aren't randomly drawn lines, they define cultural boundaries as well.
The dissolution of the ussr is the main reason for alcoholism there. The economic situation was a catastrophe. There wasn’t child prostitution prior but was rampant after. Many people lost their jobs, access to healthcare and education. I mean it was wild. I have criticisms of the Soviet Union, but in regards to overall health, wellness and happiness, it was much better under the soviets.
I love Adams scientifically historical timeline of all things. Way they come about, this is way better than drunk history, although I think Adam may be a little tipsy, but that's okay😊
It was a prohibition in USSR in the 1960s if I'm not that bad at history (I was born in modern Ukraine, so I wasn't around at the time). It ended up in a lot of stuff, including drinking toxic household chemicals for intoxication becoming socially acceptable. I'm kinda wondering if it was a thing in the USA (I know that it was an issue with lead, but it's another problem).
Enforcement was a nightmare for the government. People were still able to get their alcohol through black market. No need to resort to household chemicals. Alcohol used for industrial purposes was "denatured"(made poisonous).
Greetings from the "People's Republic of North Carolina", Ha ha. With a family history that includes teetotalers and bootleggers, I can confirm it's "complicated" here.
Being from Ukraine, I absolutely agree on russian imperialism and the causes for alcoholism. Never it has been so clear cut as now, when there is a war of change from old soviet systems to a modern European system
When my neighbor opened up a whiskey distillery here in Ireland, and decided to sell to the US, he has to sell to a distributor and what's funny is that the distributor gets to put their name and label on the bottle and take 40% of the profits.
I think the profit should reflect the amount of time and money and other resources that goes into every step of the way, from harvesting ingredients to repairing delivery vehicles that operate at various stages of the process. In theory, I like to think this happens to an extent, though it’s hard to quantify certain things, like effort, and then you look at who’s profiting the most (executives). In any case, I think it’s absurd that the distributor has the authority to label the product as something other than it truly is.
@@LILbig666 yeah it's so unfair
Middlemen are the WORST.
@@LILbig666 it doesn't happen at all, the producer always get the short stick
I just made the point that the US is supposed to be all about the freedom to make a buck - they stole your creative property in taking ownership of the product....if you had had to do business with the mafia during prohibition they probably would have hit you up for less than 40%......
Also... on a related note, kudos to Jimmy Carter (for legalizing home brewing at the federal level back in the '70s), and the American Homebrewers Association (for pushing to legalize it nationwide at the state level since then, it finally became legal nationwide as of 2013). Home brewers have been the catalyst and the inspiration for the craft beer revolution!
We can also thank President Carter's brother as well.
What you said about alcohol sales in the US really surprised me as a british person. In most british cities with large amounts of brewing (London, Manchester, Leeds, etc.), you can do an entire night of drinking exclusively from "brewery taps" or "taprooms" - ie. local brewers selling directly to craft beer fans in a pub/bar-style outlet. It's one of my favourite ways to enjoy craft brewing, and it's a shame that seems to be more difficult for our transatlantic co-conspirators in the craft beer revolution.
In most (all?) states, a brewery can operate a taproom at the brewery premises. Whether or not they can operate a taproom not attached to the brewery without going through a distributor varies.
Brewery taprooms are very much a thing in the US. The laws vary so much state to state and even county to county that you can only speak in generalizations, but craft breweries in the western half of the US are very popular. Even in Pennsylvania where the state has a monopoly on liquor retail stores, beer is treated differently and breweries are allowed to sell directly to customers.
That being said, there are still dry counties in the south were the purchase of alcohol is illegal. Jack Daniels is distilled in one of those dry counties.
My point is that the US has 0 consistence about its liquor laws.
At 1:28 Adam mentions that most states now have exemptions that allow for breweries to operate taprooms.
@@LiveFreeOrDieDH he also said they couldn't sell that much via tap rooms
@@SamsonMcarthy-oo6cb in comparison to the total amount produced for sale at restaurants and liquor stores (which is the focus of Adam's video) the amount that will be physically sold in a brewery taproom will indeed be small, regardless of what is allowed by law. Visiting a brewery's taproom (which in most states must be on the same premises as the brewery itself) is a pretty niche activity in the US, as most breweries are in industrial areas rather than retail spaces.
One thing that's always fascinated me about US culture is this constant tug of war between individualistic freedom and extreme conservative values. In my conservative eastern European country, its clear what the dominant culture is and what stands in opposition, but in the US they're intermingled in such an interesting and often puzzling way.
Like how they love personal freedom and weapons, but often bow down to institutions and figures of authority. They make great leaps in medicine, but circumcision is still around because of some protestant dude. Their denominations of christianity bend the religion to adapt to their culture, yet many branches are more puritanical and militant than orthodox priests. The prohibition and war on drugs are good examples too. Personal freedom vs rules for the herd, always and everywhere
Circumcision is a medical procedure that has its merit. But ok.
@@acidsteve9837nly in certain cases of phimosis. Outside of that it is a purely religious, puritanical thing that serves zero purpose. Soap and water is right there people, this is not up for debate.
What has circumcision to do with Protestantism? Please explain tp me.
@jaxonb.1864No dying an any hills necessary. Kindly refer to my previous comment.
@jaxonb.1864it's considered body mutilation in most of Europe, only done by Muslim and Jewish minorities and therefore allowed, but without a medical necessity, I find it as abhorrent as forcing your daughters to wear too small shoes and/or high heels, amputate other body parts etc.
One of the local craft breweries here expanded a few years ago, and opened a larger brewhouse and tap room at the opposite end of the building where they started. But the two spaces were not adjacent; there were a couple of other businesses physically in between. Since the spaces were not adjacent, moving beer between the two locations was considered "distribution".
Here so early that Adam hasn’t even seasoned his cutting board yet
Yet not early enough to see him seasoning his mouth directly ~
He actually seasons his knife
@@IsokyFernandes rub raw garlic on your knife before cutting
This was actually a really good overall view of prohibition in a way I haven't heard before. very nice job
Prohibition is also the reason we've stuck with tips for restaurants and hospitality services for so long instead of paying those workers an acceptable and appropriate wage. Well, that and crappy laws and regulations because businesses and corporations are entitled to more rights than actual people, but whatever.
work somewhere else where your skills are appreciated
@@9ramthebuffs9cringe american opinion
As strict as liquor distribution laws are, I think state laws barring auto manufacturers from selling direct to the public are even crazier.
Here in Ontario, most alcohol (at least maybe 10 years ago) was sold through this government run store called LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario). Growing up there, this had always been how I thought liquor was sold.
It wasn't until I went to America that I realized liquor could in fact be sold in grocery stores.
I live in North Carolina and the government liquor stores here are called ABC stores. ABC standing for Alcohol Beverage Control. I always felt like ABC felt like a tad childish for a store that sells alcohol lol. I know its an acronym but still…! And i also remember being so confused going to other stores and seeing that you can buy liquor in the grocery store! Here you can buy beer and wine at the grocery store or gas station but liquor can only be purchased at the ABC store. And also you can’t buy any alcohol from anywhere before noon on Sunday.. something like that. It feels so ridiculous lol.
@@plantsb4pants978 You get to buy alcohol on sunday? 😮
not always, depending on the state, states have various types of regulations, first is the "control states" where liquor stores can only get alcohol from the state alcohol board(state like Ohio) who price fixes and limits what alcohol a store have. there are other states(like Texas, where I'm at) where state laws prohibits certain transactions on alcohol, like hard liquor(anything above "wine") cannot be sold in grocery stores and can only be sold in dedicated liquor stores, and that alcohols can't be sold on sundays(well, technically beer and wine can be sold), then there are "free for all" states, and then there are cities and towns that takes their "free for all state" they are in and tell them to "go fuck themselves" and declare themselves "Dry town" that forbid the sale of hard liquor on sundays, at grocery stores, or altogether. at least beer and wine is MOSTLY safe
Maryland does not allow package alcohol sales outside a permitted liquor store, or very recently, a brewery or winery..
Thats funny to me because I know where you went and it reminds me of my own surprise elsewhere in the states. No Canadian beers. Its weird not seeing Molson.
Adam you're going to love this video idea. "Why you should SALT your coffee". Trust me i've been doing it for years i buy my own coffee beans and brew them myself and add a pinch of salt it makes the world of a difference especially if you like cream or milk in your coffee. If you do see this comment let me know :)!!!
I tried it based on your comment here, and I really liked it. I do take a bit of milk in my coffee, and to me it really brought out the sweetness. Thanks for the tip, I haven't changed the way I made my coffee in 30 years!
@@Skibbityboo0580 I'm so glad to hear this mr skibbityboo :)!
Never tried directly salting it, but dipping a piece of french baguette in it with salted butter on it has been making my mornings for years now
@@williamlowry8809 Try it you'll come back and say thank you
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California has a hundreds of brewpubs that sell cans and bottles in addition to serving from tap, often partnering with food trucks so they can serve food at peak hours without paying rent on a whole kitchen. It blows my mind that so many states are devoid of that model
California rules
California has its problems, but it does some things very very well.
Tips hat to the 805 brewery in Santa Barbara County.
@@jmacd8817 absolutely and everywhere has it's problems. California is a nice place especially if you've got the money. Doesn't go as far as it should most anywhere these days sadly
Colorado says "hold my beer"
Interesting little aside - about...ten-ish years ago?, the town of Asheville, NC had more breweries per capita than the state of CA!
I just say that because it's a funny little statistic to me. One town in the mountains of NC has more breweries per person than the state that has the highest amount of breweries per person, and it far outstripped the other high ranking municipalities at the time.
Car dealership had a 3 tier system too. I wonder how that got started
I avoid paying all alcohol taxes ….. because I don’t drink lol
me too, I'm a home brewer
"They drink about thirteen liters of pure ethanol per capita every year in Latvia. In the US, we drink about ten liters a year."
Sorry for not doing my part. I do have to admit, June 2023 is a banner year for drinking for me. I had two drinks this year. Not just one, two! You know? Exciting things are right around the corner. I might have a third later this week. Awe, who the heck am I kidding. I'm going to forget to have a drink until well after the Forth of July. We all know this.
That is extremely unpatriotic of you, are you gonna let the US lose to a Soviet country? smh, disgraceful.
I drank literally a liter bottle of pure alcohol over the last week LOL
@@Dude8718 Thanks for picking up my slack. :D
@@jackielinde7568 my civic duty as a bearer of booze-family genetics.
Btw just regarding your advertisement for Pili Nuts. I think you might be interested in something regarding the name. Pili is a root word that means pick/choose/select (or force in certain contexts) in Tagalog. So the name of the product and nut itself is a reference to its own production/method of acquisition, as in pinili ko ang mga pili (I picked the pili nuts). (Just for reference, I am a fluent speaker of Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines)
A popular way of eating pili in the country is as pili brittle. Like peanut brittle but with pili. And it’s delicious.
Everyone wants a part of the till. Profits over people. GREED is your answer
Hey Adam! Can episode 69 of the podcast be about aphrodisiac foods/ingredients, the science behind it, the health benefits/percs, etc? Would be a interesting topic, imho haha What you do is great, thank you for being a cool guy doing cool things! Greetings from Argentina!
This was fascinating and I learned so much! All of the work you put into these episodes is greatly appreciated.
I wonder if adam ragusea will ever do an episode like this about the history of legalization of cannabis and how to cook with it x)
When Canberra was established in the early 1900s to be the future capital of Australia, the territory initially banned alcohol. That prohibition lasted about 5 minutes once parliament actually moved into Canberra, and now there's a pub named after King O'Malley, the prohibitionist responsible for the initial ban
I learn something every time I watch your show. Thank you so much!
Brilliant podcast! I learned a few new things today thanks to Rugusea! Learn everyday, folks... that is one of the secrets to an interesting life.
Love these cool little exploratory dives. Cheers from ND!
Interesting video Adam! Alaska still has a number of dry/damp boroughs and towns. Most of them are rural areas that are predominantly Alaska Native, reflecting the "white man's poison" narrative in our history.
Also a hell of a lot easier to regulate such things when a lot of those dry boroughs can’t be driven into easily/at all.
There's still a lot of dry counties in the lower 48
In France too we had a temperance movement... their main sucesses were banning absinthe and outlawing public drunkenness XD
I like the greenhouse setting a lot! Keep up the good work, Adam.
Enjoyed the Macon Beer Co story - I'm friends with one of the guys who started it and your Macon Beer Co glass brings back fond memories...
"Manicured hair" is such an evocative expression! No, not a "monologist": :more an essayist with presence. And a welcome one!
For those interested in such, I highly recommend Ken Burns' documentary series on Prohibition.
My great grandfather played a small role in legalizing alcohol when he certified that 3/4 of the states had ratified the 21st amendment. There's even video of him doing it!: th-cam.com/video/reKKJsMDW3M/w-d-xo.html
Ok, now I need Adam's Dune pod episode
Hi Adam, I would love to listen to a bootlegging podcast from you. If you end up making one, I will humbly request that you go into the science of why methanol won't make you go blind when drinking moonshine (though making poor cuts can give you a wicked hangover). Since going blind is the one thing people think they know about moonshine and that myth is pervasive, I get a little frustrated hearing about it. This is primarily because I'm a chemist and a distiller.
Thanks for the great episode as always!
Sometimes I put you on because I like listening to a person who can speak with clarity, style, and the periodic flourish. You speak well and and I like it.
Good model human Adam is
Having worked for total wine I can tell you those distributors range from decent people to the laziest imaginable. I will say I had high opinion of those that actually merchandised out their stuff instead of skimping out on it.
To understand better, at total wine usually in house merchandisers are responsible for the wine while distributors are responsible for all the beer.
Thanks Adam for the book recommendations. Prohibition (in US especially ) always fascinate me
9:40 why
I listened to the podcast, it was so good I've come back to watch it!
a one man podcast does feel like a monologist, but I'll tune in as long as it is interesting
In Ontario every liquor store is a government liquor store. Beer costs a lot more than in America.
Until relatively recently, Pennsylvania was the same way. Technically, we're still operating on carve-outs, and you still can't just go into a regular grocery store and buy alcohol here.
I thoroughly enjoy all of your videos. Thank you for these cool deep dives.
You may wish to research American imperialism. Just because an inertial isn’t state is discreet about its savagery, that doesn’t make it any less savage.
12:40 crunchy outside of a nut? this product is NUTS gigachad
bonkaS konkaS lonkaS tonkaS ponkaS gonkaS donkaS wonkaS nonkaS jonkaS ronkaS zonkaS fonkaS monkaS konkaS
Could you look into and do a video on the use of celery concentrates and extracts in bacon? They're doing it so they can proudly proclaim 'no nitrates' even though the celery stuff is the same thing.
Please do, that claim drives me nuts. “Uncured” bacon is just pork belly
Consider this a vote for you to make that history of bootlegging video.
You get a thumbs-up for a Dune reference, one of my favorite books!
Locally it was explained to me this way, the brewery can't sell beer directly to the public, but they can sell tours, tickets, and memorabilia. Of course while you are there you can try out the beer, you just have to pay for the tour.
Where are you located?
Whenever you do the video on the history of moonshine, you will have to touch on the early history of stock car racing in america. Junior johnson was a bootlegger, who eventually became one of the most successful owners in nascar history, with a colorful life story
I hope you bring up the reality of three tiered distributions, is ultimately a factor in everything we buy in the US. Our grocery stores rarely sell products that they bought straight from the farmer. Restaurants buy from a special restaurant distributor, they restrict what menus we see across the country.
Grocery chains are buying more locally grown produce directly from farmers today and even advertising the grower's names. The point is that this is allowed for most commerce, even though much of the food is distributed by big producers (e.g. General Foods, Pillsbury) or through wholesalers. The point is to allow sellers to decide how to sell their wares. Distributors will still exist and are used if it is cost effective to do so. Prohibitions against direct sales, as has traditionally been the law in the beer and wine industries serve no purpose but to stifle competition food.
In speaking with my teachers who study in the field of wine, said that there are two important happenings that highly impacted the wine industry hard. First is the phylloxera outbreak in Europe and Second is the prohibition of Alcohol in America. Both set back for decades as they found their footing in light of the shock. With America not getting it's footing post prohibition on the global stage till the Judgement of Paris wine tasting putting California on the map for the public and many famous French wineries starting to plant roots down in Napa and Sanoma and the creation of the first AVA (American Viticultural Area) in the 80s.
And not a mention of the fraud in Austria? ha .... wonder why your teacher never told you about - 1985 Austrian diethylene glycol wine scandal
@Nossieuk they may have mentioned it when we did our chapter on Austrian wines. But sometimes information gets lost in the mix as you're having to cover so many different aspects of a topic. Tho thank you for the information, it's definitely an interesting topic about history of wine now that I've read about it.
Direct sales of wine have loosened in recent years, just as have direct sales of beer. Many states allow tasting and purchase of wine at wineries, and direct interstate shipment of wine to consumers has become easier since the Grandholm decision. In this decision, the U. S. Supreme Court said that a state must allow direct interstate shipments to consumers if they allow direct intrastate shipments. In other words, states cannot discriminate against out of state producers. So, residents of many states can now order wine directly from an out of state (as well as in state) winery. However, this is not possible in Utah and a number of southern states the totally prohibit direct shipment of wine.
Love the greenhouse!
Hey Adam! I am a process engineer and I design biogas plants (not in the US). It's become almost standard for European dairy farmers to build biogas plants. It turns out dairy cattle manure has the highest yield out of any livestock application for biogas. The theoretical energy you can get from dairy cattle manure is such that it pretty much makes no sense for a dairy farmer to be reliant on grid power at all. You can check this out for yourself of course.I'm curious to know what they do for their energy needs. FYI, chilling the milk very quickly once extracted is by far the largest energy consumption figure on a dairy farm. I believe they need to get it from the body temp of a cow (Slightly higher than a human's) down to 5 C or thereabouts, within 15 minutes, or the dairy processing people will not pay full price for that milk. That is the law in South Africa. I'm not sure how it works in the States. The first thing I would guess is a problem would be antibiotics, which would kill the gut microbes that make biogas processing possible. You do not want antibiotic-infested manure going into your biogas chamber, for obvious reasons. Anyway, give this topic a little thought and be sure to ask your dairy farming specialist what the state of affairs is for US dairy farmers.
Thanks for support mate
Great video Adam. Your views on "mr" kemp are GREAT...
As a current Pennsylvania resident, I'd like to point out that the rules for liquor sales have been changing since the state last had a Republican governor. It's now possible to buy booze in the supermarket as long as there's a dining area in the store, however tiny. Supermarkets that sell liquor also need a dedicated register. I'm not sure if it's possible to buy non-alcoholic products at that register, but it's the only register where one can buy alcohol.
Also, while the PALCB had a monopoly on wine and hard liquor prior to Tom Corbett's time as governor, it's been possible to buy beer in privately owned "beverage stores" for as long as I've been a PA resident. If we include my time in college, that's at least since 1980.
Old guy from Canada chiming in - great presentation, Adam, I learned a few new things! Your northern neighbours still have government-run liquor (very flashy) and beer stores. S-l-o-w-l-y some grocery stores carry beer (only), but you must go through a special "beer lane" to check out...! Also, was your Thunder Road comment a tease??? Would love to hear more on that!
This is not all of Canada. It's based on provinces liquor is a completely privatized industry in Alberta for exanple
Well gosh, after the Kemp bit I kinda sorta want a Ragusea Governor Tier List😂
Worst is that prohibition created tipping culture.
You should look at the monopolies held by Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century, and her granting monopolies to her favorites. (See, for example, the East India Company, but there were others.) Monarchical monopolies are pretty standard stuff, and go way back in history. You don't have to invoke communism at all.
Great analysis of the economic/political aspect of it! I learned so much
I love how this story is told in The Poisoner's Handbook. Such a wonderful book and film.
And thanks NC...🙄
"Am I becoming a monologist?"
The term would probably be editorial commentary.
A good warning against those who are trying to decriminalise the possession and use of drugs, but not the supply of drugs (i.e. Portugal).
EARLY GANG +NOTIFICATION SQUAD!!! much love funny adam! keep em comin
Preformative pint-glass-holding during certain segments.
I can dig it.
Maryland is one of those PITA states that require going through alcohol-distributors. Most of what I've heard why it persists is "that's the way we've always done it."
Turns out banning drugs doesn't work, whowouldathunkit.
huh? Last i checked there wasnt any drugs anymore since the war on drugs. Well, or at least the drugs are getting less dangerous?, or maybe at least less potent?
Oh wait, no, the exact opposite is the case...... awww, damn, i almost thought i could be proud of politics. But it seems that everyone is fucking stupid and fools think prohibiton protects people.......
In my theory, the legalization of Cannabis takes so long worldwide because people with actual brains in their heads realize that every argument that favors legalization of Cannabis/Alcohol, also applies to EVERY PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE on this planet. soooooo yeah.
#legalizeeverything
It did work. Alcohol consumption plummeted and even with the end of prohibition it never returned to similar levels.
Even America today drinks less than pre-prohibition America.
@@kinsmart7294 But it didn't. The goal wasn't to reduce consumption, it was to end it, and it failed.
@@Avendesora Aim for the moon to reach the stars. Its easy to sweep the damages alcohol caused to families by alcohol in that era, so much so that the most radical temperance movement leaders were women.
It achived partial sucess, not an failure by an long shot. Drinking is cool but it isn't cool having an nation of alcoholics.
The logic that banning something=making it more common is asinine. You could say that it radicalized those who use it since it puts them in illegality. Buy not that it fails at reducing overall use
@@kinsmart7294 You aren't even responding to what I said lmao. You're just bringing up more points you want to make. I didn't say it isn't harmful, I didn't say banning it makes it more common, I didn't say I think drinking is cool. I said the intent was to eradicate, and it did not do that. If you're gonna reply like it's a rebuttal, at least rebut what I actually said.
Similar to the car manufacturer issue requiring a dealer which just squeezes more out of the customer.
Yes, Tesla has been fighting the NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) in every state for the right to sell directly to customers. I love that the abbreviation of NADA is indicative of the value that it brings to the customer.
You've disappeared from my suggested page so I have a lot of videos to catch up on. Dang TH-cam
"Am I becoming a monologist of some kind?" Dude. Adam. 'Becoming' is a VERY strange choice of words.
would love to see a video with your opinion about Huel and similar complete meal shakers!
The fact that you can't buy damn near everything direct from manufacturers is really screwed up in the age of the Interent and same day delivery. Want a new car? Lube up and get bent over by a dealer. Absolutely wacky in the land of the "Free" that there's red tape around buying shit that is perfectly legal
Yep a lot of states are really that dumb which is why i am all for them seceding if they want.
You may have brought up this topic in some fashion previously (I'm behind on a few episodes), but since you're on the topic of U.S laws and your next episode is focused on dairy farming; I would be very interested to see a future episode on subsidies for grain farming. It's been a practice in some form since 1933, but I've heard increasingly greater arguments against it in regards to its effects on the global market (poor farmers from agricultural developing nations cannot profit due to the huge quantity of cheap grains flooding the market), as well from an environmental perspective (most grains are for animal feed, resulting in more meat and obviously higher meat consumption). I'd like to get a better understanding of both the pros and negatives.
Even without that there's arguments just that subsidies in general are bad. As in "The government should not be picking winners and losers in the economy." The aguments for subsidies are generally utilitarian-based while arguments against it can be either principle-based (deontological or virtue) or similarly utilitarian as you outlined.
4:57 In my country of Sweden the prohibiition movement was also very strong, since there was A LOT of alcoholism back in those days. We had a national referendum and the result was 51-49 against prohibition. We do however also still have a state monoply on stronger alcohol. I wonder how different my country would have been if a few more people had voted in the other way. Hard to know of course but I bet that would have changed quite a bit of Swedish history.
There's something funny about Adam's script reading becoming less and less robotic the more he drinks the beer.
"Am I becoming a monologuist of some kind?"
... I mean, this is a podcast.
Loving the greenhouse
Me, believing that Adam couldn't possibly BIFAR at 8:57
Adam: drops a concrete Dune reference at 11:37
Its fun looking at systems of control implemented throughout human history. History is so important because it makes you more aware of what's going on in the era that you live in. Sad that most people couldn't care any less about current affairs let alone the past. Anyways great vid cheers
Great video.
at the beginning of the documentary "eat, fast, and live longer" the presenter states that US longevity increased by 6 years in the 30's because the depression starved people. What it almost certainly was, was a decrease in alcohol consumed. Cirrhosis rates were way down etc. I'm a home brewer, I don't touch liquor. Alcohol definitely has a lot of negative consequences.
To clarify NC only has a monopoly on Liquor retail. Beer and wine (and other low abv drinks) can be sold in grocery stores and the like. Also Distilleries and breweries can sell their products directly to the public (even on Sundays 😮). I’ve heard that distillers in NC can actually benefit from the ABC monopoly because they only need to worry about selling their product to one entity that then distributes it across the state.
Good shit. History being told this way is so good
WTF is up with all the Amazon GPT spam?
Right I'm reporting it all LOL.
I just reported all that GPT spam as well.
5:32 Crazy to hear the name of my university in one of your videos, even though you're originally from PA, Go Wildcats!
Just started watching. It's one off the bizarre things I feel towards America as an Englishman. You're a country founded and branded on 'freedom' - laudable and I would say, desirable. What the US is today, however, stands in such stark contrast to the purported ideals of the founding fathers. Alcohol laws, jaywalking, HOAs... I know these aren't 'the big problems', but to me it feels like the small things that stick out so much.
you don't know what your talking about.
I tell non-Americans that anything you do not understand about the US can be explained by one of these 3 explanations: 1) Because The US is MASSIVE in size 2) Because Someone is making Too much money from the Current situation and/or 3) it would mean someone powerful will have to give up something they don't want to give up (usually money).
Too many Guns? 1 & 2 & 3
Healthcare? 2 & 3
No travel outside the US? 1
Tipping? 2 & 3
McMansions? 1 & 2
Liquor Laws? 2 & 3
@@9ramthebuffs9 Okay. I'm more than willing for you to inform me as to why you think I'm wrong. I'm just laying it out how I see it.
@@jonjohns8145 I get you, dude. It's a shame that it's the case though, and it seems like no one has found a workable solution to stop it being the case.
It's a jarring juxtaposition between the idealised American and the reality of the US.
@@liampouncy7808 the point of a "united states" is for each state to have their own laws to govern. Otherwise there would be no point for states. HOA's are totally voluntary and have nothing to do with the state. HOA's would 100% fall into the ideals of the founders. Dry states/counties fall into this category of living under your own laws. Jaywalking does have some external consequences ie backing up traffic or disrupting order. But again, jaywalking is not some universal law. Just like taxes or speed limits, they differ by municipality, county, and state. Seat belt laws are much more anti-freedom than jaywalking. Not wearing a seatbelt is a victimless crime. States aren't randomly drawn lines, they define cultural boundaries as well.
The dissolution of the ussr is the main reason for alcoholism there. The economic situation was a catastrophe. There wasn’t child prostitution prior but was rampant after. Many people lost their jobs, access to healthcare and education. I mean it was wild. I have criticisms of the Soviet Union, but in regards to overall health, wellness and happiness, it was much better under the soviets.
Happiness was non-existent during and post USSR
I love Adams scientifically historical timeline of all things. Way they come about, this is way better than drunk history, although I think Adam may be a little tipsy, but that's okay😊
I love your podcast.
Episode 65 of the AR monologue , so YES!
watching ur video made me a better cook thank you
for example I use more often vinegars now 🍾🍗➡ and my 🥣 just boil it!
It was a prohibition in USSR in the 1960s if I'm not that bad at history (I was born in modern Ukraine, so I wasn't around at the time). It ended up in a lot of stuff, including drinking toxic household chemicals for intoxication becoming socially acceptable. I'm kinda wondering if it was a thing in the USA (I know that it was an issue with lead, but it's another problem).
Enforcement was a nightmare for the government. People were still able to get their alcohol through black market. No need to resort to household chemicals. Alcohol used for industrial purposes was "denatured"(made poisonous).
Umm, Adam. Forgive me for speaking the obvious but there's a concerning amount of spam on here. Hopefully it'll die out.
48 minutes into a monologue “am I becoming a monologueist of some kind??”
Yes you are please keep doing it
Greetings from the "People's Republic of North Carolina", Ha ha. With a family history that includes teetotalers and bootleggers, I can confirm it's "complicated" here.
“-I’d call it “Sunset Rose Cocktail”” Viktor Vasko.
Alcohol is hard to get here in Indonesia, and quite expensive, even a beer is about 1.5 usd, when you can get a big luch for 0.8 - 1 usd
2:15 has the vibe of the vulgar anarchist tweet
"I need glasses"
"hey I like making glasses and helping people who need them, take these"
"thx"
Ah, the real core tenant of Capitalism. Extract wealth from a system until it breaks.
Being from Ukraine, I absolutely agree on russian imperialism and the causes for alcoholism. Never it has been so clear cut as now, when there is a war of change from old soviet systems to a modern European system