A California federal judge dismissed a lawsuit this week against Maker’s Mark distillery that alleged the bourbon manufacturer mislead its customers by marketing and promoting its products as handmade.

Pabst Brewing Company, known for its flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon beloved by hipsters, said the company will return to its birthplace of Milwaukee, WI to open a new brewery nearly 20 years after production moved away from its hometown.

A complaint filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court by California residents alleges 83 bottles of wine originating from more than two dozen California wineries contained dangerously high levels of arsenic, according to the Associated Press.

The Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has approved a type of powdered alcohol product, Palcohol, that consumers can mix into liquid in order to create their favorite alcoholic beverages.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) and Western Michigan University (WMU) announced a partnership to launch the nation’s first higher education programs in sustainable brewing beginning fall 2015.

Britain’s Diageo, the world’s largest producer of spirits, has agreed to a swap deal with Jose Cuervo in which the company will sell its Bushmills whiskey brand to the tequila company for full control and ownership of the high-end Don Julio tequila brand.

As Americans’ taste for wine continues to rise, so has the US market for the libation which soared ahead of France as the world’s largest wine market last year, according to the Beverage Information & Insights Group.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) reported the state-operated Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores took in a record $2.24 billion in revenue during the 2013-14 fiscal year, up $67 million or 3.2 percent from the previous year.

The finance director of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has proposed to raise the price of wine and liquor, upping the markup from 30 percent to 35 percent in response to increases in pension and health care expenses, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press.