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Gov. Jon Huntsman's brinkmanship with the Legislature apparently paid off today. Sen. Curt Bramble blinked and the Senate passed a compromise liquor bill that would require alcopops be sold in state liquor stores — but adds a provision increasing the size of a shot in drinks served in bars and restaurants.
It's some sort of Utah lawmaker calculus. Huntsman had made it clear he would veto Brambo's bill to remove hard lemonade, etc. from grocery shelves if the state's liquor laws weren't "normalized"— in this case Huntsman meant increasing a regulation "shot" from 1 ounce to 1.5 ounce.
Meanwhile, a another bill making its way through the Legislature would repeal the li
censing requirement for small-time home brewers. As it stands, it costs hundreds of dollars in license and application fees to legally homebrew beer.
Whoa, before you start barricading the windows — just like you, virtually no one has bothered to buy the state license. Nevertheless, the House approved a measure that would allow amateurs to brew up to 100 gallons of beer annually without a license. Wait a minute (...100 x 128... carry the 1...≠ 24...) — that's only 44 cases of brewski, barely enough to get an average family through a U. tailgate season! Consider boarding up the windows.
It's some sort of Utah lawmaker calculus. Huntsman had made it clear he would veto Brambo's bill to remove hard lemonade, etc. from grocery shelves if the state's liquor laws weren't "normalized"— in this case Huntsman meant increasing a regulation "shot" from 1 ounce to 1.5 ounce.
Meanwhile, a another bill making its way through the Legislature would repeal the li
censing requirement for small-time home brewers. As it stands, it costs hundreds of dollars in license and application fees to legally homebrew beer.Whoa, before you start barricading the windows — just like you, virtually no one has bothered to buy the state license. Nevertheless, the House approved a measure that would allow amateurs to brew up to 100 gallons of beer annually without a license. Wait a minute (...100 x 128... carry the 1...≠ 24...) — that's only 44 cases of brewski, barely enough to get an average family through a U. tailgate season! Consider boarding up the windows.
1 Comments:
Good move for tourism by increasing the shot size. Now just get rid of the meaningless private club law and Utah will qualify to be perceived as "normal".
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