NABCA Unplugged

Dear Client: In the daily pursuit of beer news, sometimes it pays to go off the beaten path and traverse new ground. So it was with my attendance at the National Association of Beverage Control Association (NABCA) Conference, a yearly confab for the 20 control jurisdiction regulators (18 control states, plus one control county of Montgomery County, Maryland, and a city in Minnesota). Since 25% of Americans live in control states, it's an oft-overlooked yet important part of the alcohol