What's the deal with Utah and Alchohol??

[YaMon]

Group of us going to the Festival in 2 weeks. Need to find out if Moab only serves 3 1/2 % alchohol beer. Can't imagine drinking that for 9 days.

May have to bring some Gray Goose, Guiness and Red Stripe ( coming from Jamaica).

Thanks Mon.

[laura]

i think that its 3.5 % alcohol unless it is a local microbrew and they have some kind of loop hole allowing the alcohol content to be higher. i maybe totally wrong. i do know one thing though. THEY DONT HAVE A ****ING HAPPPY HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its a sad state of affairs when a whole state misses out on the joys of happy hour.

[narlus]

happy hours have been banned from mass (and maybe most of the NE?) for a while now...afaik

[Tenchiro]

What's the deal with Utah and Alchohol??

Mormons. ;)

[laura]

happy hours have been banned from mass (and maybe most of the NE?) for a while now...afaik



WHAT!?!?!?!?!?! what is up with that? i don't understand. however, this is quickly helping me narrow down the places that i want to move when i graduate.

[YaMon]

Hope the microbrew exemption is correct. I would hate to lug a case or two through the airport. The hard stuff however like the Appleton Rum and the Grey Goose, I will definately be bringing my allowable duty free amount.

[B_A_MTBIKER]

Yeh in Moab all they sell in stores and such is 3.2%, but the exception is microbrew which is about the usual for micros, also there are some good places to get microbrews in Moab. When I have gone to Moab on spring break we loaded up a Sh!t ton of beer before we left (even though that is illegal) and then drank our accustomed beer while we were on trail and camping.

[genpowell71]

2 words: Mor-mon. Any questions?

[YaMon]

If it wasn't for the great riding...

[BigHit-Maniac]

Dude... brown bag that ****, and stuff it in the trunk ..

:)

[bikesaregood]

The state of Utah doesn't totally agree with the whole separation-of-church-and-state thing that most of us take for granted. Also, the Mormons have a long history of capatalizing off others' needs. Basically, you can buy real beer (higher than 3.2%) in Utah, but only at State Liquor stores, but you'll pay about $10 for a six pack. It's illegal to bring in beer from other states because the State of Utah doesn't want to lose money, but the highway patrol only stops cars with Utah plates that cross the border and then come right back.

While in Moab, go to the Moab Brewery. They have good beer if you're eating out.

I just moved to Salt Lake City from Boulder, Colorado, and I have resorted to brewing my own beer. I know it's not an option for you, but this sorry state of affairs has forced me to adapt.

God Loves Beer.

[Clark Kent]

Yupper... If ya buy your beer at the bar its going to be 3.2... Mark: " Is that 3.2 or is it regualr strength?" Waitress: " Well ALL beer is basicaly 3.2." ...Mark: " I'll have a sapphire and tonic please."...GRRRRRRR. We shoot down to Sandy and Salt lick just 'bout every year. Bringing brew is a MUST if ya wanna stay at by buds house!


Beer and Tobacco...The gateway drugs!

[Kornphlake]

The state of Utah doesn't totally agree with the whole separation-of-church-and-state thing that most of us take for granted.
Actually it's just that the voting majority are mormons who have distinct ideals, get out there and vote against the grain (no pun intended) if you think you need to change things. Besides I don't think the distributers of quality beverages are exactly fighting for the huge market that is being starved by legislation in Utah.

[bikesaregood]

[QUOTE=Clark Kent]Yupper... If ya buy your beer at the bar its going to be 3.2... Mark: " Is that 3.2 or is it regualr strength?" Waitress: " Well ALL beer is basicaly 3.2." QUOTE]

I have heard this before from people I have spoken with in Utah. One guy actually told me that beer in Utah is no different from anywhere else. He told me the alcohol contect was only a tear drop different, and that alcohol content didn't really matter when it came to the taste of beer.

I simply have no response for this. Where do you start making inroads against deeply ingrained misinformation?

[B_A_MTBIKER]

maybe if all you care about is the taste, then you have no problem, otherwise you may be in for a surprise when you look to get fvcked up on 3.2% beer. P!ssing all night with no haze.