Is Beer Inching Closer to Spirits?

Think back one year ago. Industry leaders were noting with alarm that the beer industry was underrepresented at the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA) meeting and the NABCA conferences.....where regulators converge to teach and learn about issues ranging from responsibility, marketing, distribution, and generally best practices at retail being implemented, particularly among the 16 control states.Now, I've found there is much confusion about control state dynamics, starting with myself. The reason for this is that control states have