Who else is doing this?

Hey Fingers Fam!

It’s Monday and you’re busy digging out of your inbox, so I’m going to cut right to the chase. I think Fingers is publishing original coverage and commentary about drinking in America that you won’t find anywhere else. If you care about independent journalism I hope you’ll consider buying a subscription to support my work:

Just this past week for example, readers of the boozeletter received an in-depth original report about the increasingly hostile response to Brewing Union of Georgia’s organizing drive at regional darling Creature Comforts; more original reporting and analysis on Canada’s new, controversial “two-drink maximum” public health advisory; AND an update on that Creature Comforts drive, with a statement from management and perspective from workers on the unfair labor practices charges they filed with the National Labor Relations Board that I chased down over the weekend.

This is a lot of work! And it’s work that most publications that cover the beverage-alcohol industry simply aren’t doing on a regular, incremental basis to keep you informed and entertained the way Fingers does. I published last week’s editions without a paywall because I think they contain important, newsworthy reporting that the entire Fingers Fam should have access to, but I can’t do this work for free. So! If you appreciate my work and want to support me as I hold businesses accountable, parse power struggles, and demystify the mountains of bullshit flowing forth from the booze business, please buy a subscription today:

With this discount (which ends tomorrow by the way!) a whole year of Fingers works out to less than $6 per month. The boozeletter is entirely reader-supported, and I can’t continue to publish unless more readers step up to fund my work. I hope you’ll be one of them. Thanks for reading!—Dave.