Comments on: And Then There Were Three… http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/ Just another Thegazz.com weblog Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Beers To You » Blog Archive » It Aint Easy Being a Beer Geek in Charleston… http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-449 Mon, 28 May 2007 16:22:44 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-449 [...] This frustration, also affects this blog. How many times can I write about Blues BBQ or Sam Adams and still keep it fresh? I would love to be able to tell you of new and exciting beers that may have recently shown up on the shelves at Kroger, but this does not happen, because it cannot within the laws of our State. [...] […] This frustration, also affects this blog. How many times can I write about Blues BBQ or Sam Adams and still keep it fresh? I would love to be able to tell you of new and exciting beers that may have recently shown up on the shelves at Kroger, but this does not happen, because it cannot within the laws of our State. […]

]]> by: Rich Ireland http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-427 Sat, 19 May 2007 13:35:56 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-427 Not Really, Yuengling is under 6%ABV, so it would be legal to sell. The other problem with our beer laws is our very anti-competitive franchising protections given to distributors, thus favoring the large breweries. Yuengling and many other beers are being frozen out of the market for fear that it might affect the sales of the swill merchants like Dickie Barber et al... Not Really, Yuengling is under 6%ABV, so it would be legal to sell. The other problem with our beer laws is our very anti-competitive franchising protections given to distributors, thus favoring the large breweries. Yuengling and many other beers are being frozen out of the market for fear that it might affect the sales of the swill merchants like Dickie Barber et al…

]]> by: becky lewis http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-425 Fri, 18 May 2007 23:19:12 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-425 is this why we can't buy yuengling in wv? is this why we can’t buy yuengling in wv?

]]> by: Kip Damrow http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-324 Thu, 10 May 2007 12:21:37 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-324 I spoke to Delgate Danny Wells yesterday. Actually he called me to discuss the WV beer law. I had emailed him some time ago and wouldn't you know, he called to talk about it. Acording to Delegate Wells, he nor any other delegate will change the law because he doesn't want his name associated with raising the alcohol in beer sold in WV. He agrees that the law is outdated, but won't do anything about it. Sad. Really sad. I spoke to Delgate Danny Wells yesterday. Actually he called me to discuss the WV beer law. I had emailed him some time ago and wouldn’t you know, he called to talk about it. Acording to Delegate Wells, he nor any other delegate will change the law because he doesn’t want his name associated with raising the alcohol in beer sold in WV. He agrees that the law is outdated, but won’t do anything about it. Sad. Really sad.

]]> by: Rood Cervical Zymergist http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-318 Thu, 10 May 2007 03:02:04 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-318 Oh, I was thinking.... Doesn't Utah still have a 3.2 law??? Oh, I was thinking…. Doesn’t Utah still have a 3.2 law???

]]> by: Rood Cervical Zymergist http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-316 Thu, 10 May 2007 02:34:10 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-316 [quote]when I hear one of their lobbyist/spokesmen give a heartfelt statement discussing the safety and sobriety of our children. They say that offering beer with higher alcohol levels is going to encourage abuse. [/quote] I would rather hear those speeches from Spud's McKenzie or the Lizards[actually, Chameleons]{All those millions. You'd think they could afford to hire real Lizards, SHHEEZZZ}(OK, the Ferret can sing & dance a little too after the hearing!):-) [quote]when I hear one of their lobbyist/spokesmen give a heartfelt statement discussing the safety and sobriety of our children. They say that offering beer with higher alcohol levels is going to encourage abuse. [/quote]
I would rather hear those speeches from Spud’s McKenzie or the Lizards[actually, Chameleons]{All those millions. You’d think they could afford to hire real Lizards, SHHEEZZZ}(OK, the Ferret can sing & dance a little too after the hearing! :-)

]]> by: Rich Ireland http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-277 Fri, 04 May 2007 14:48:21 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-277 Thanks Steve! You make a good point, what is worse are the franchising laws that somehow avoid Federal anti-trust scrutiny... It seems that there was a package of boiler plate laws that were used by most states just after prohibition. Of course, most other states have modernized from those. Also, I would be very interested in doing a few things on WV and brewing history. Maybe we should talk? Thanks Steve! You make a good point, what is worse are the franchising laws that somehow avoid Federal anti-trust scrutiny… It seems that there was a package of boiler plate laws that were used by most states just after prohibition. Of course, most other states have modernized from those.

Also, I would be very interested in doing a few things on WV and brewing history. Maybe we should talk?

]]> by: steve fesenmaier http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-276 Fri, 04 May 2007 14:42:32 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2007/05/03/and-then-there-were-three%e2%80%a6/#comment-276 Congrats for doing this story....once again....about a decade or so ago I was trying to get WV to change its laws on monopoly beer distribution and alcohol content of beer sold in the state. We can't even buy Christian Moerlin from Cincinnati in WV! - Steve Fesenmaier, historian of WV's last brewery and beer activist Congrats for doing this story….once again….about a decade or so ago I was trying to get WV to change its laws on monopoly beer distribution and alcohol content of beer sold in the state. We can’t even buy Christian Moerlin from Cincinnati in WV! - Steve Fesenmaier, historian of WV’s last brewery and beer activist

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