Posted on 01/06/2006 10:07:15 AM PST by Its a Culture War
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator wants to force Missouri stores to sell warm beer. Under a bill by Sen. Bill Alter, grocery and convenience stores would risk losing their liquor licenses if they sold beer colder than 60 degrees. The intent is to cut down on drunken driving by making it less tempting to pop open a beer after leaving the store.
"The only reason why beer would need to be cold is so that it can be consumed right away," Alter, who has been a police offer for more than 20 years, said Thursday.
There seems to be something in people where they feel they need to control others.
And, with each new law we loss some liberty.
(Of course, some laws are necessary. But, watch out for excess.)
Budweiser et al use rice in their brew. A serious violation of Der Reinheitsgebot.
I'm in PA!
Just finished up butchering, got venison jerky in the dehydrator, so it's the perfect time to celebrate the weekend!
Madew my head hurt. This stuff was 5 percent alcohol and tasted worse than Hamms.
Hamms is what I call a greasy beer.
Tell me you are not drinking that severely gross Yeungling?
Molson Amber Bock!
You don't have to be a beer snob to hate Bud/Miller nor any of the Beasts...its the old "sex in a canoe thing".
Honestly, think if Americans tried authentic beer, the big boys would fall. Trouble is, microbreweries are still too few to make an impact yet.
Almost afraid to ask, ever tried Straub?
Amstel is good, I never buy much though. I like most beers, but because it's always available and always tastes the same, I tend to buy bud. Yeah, yeah, i know. Everybody loves to shit on bud drinkers, but there must be SOME reason it's the #1 seller in the world. AB does not sit in packy's with a gun forcing people to buy Bud.
Nice choice! A couple of those in the afternoon and I'd be napping before dinner.
Spaten, Bitburger, Kolsh, St. Paulie Girl
Good stuff
"The only reason why beer would need to be cold is so that it can be consumed right away," Alter, who has been a police offer for more than 20 years, said Thursday.
How about some intelligence in the legislature?
I found Yeungling draft to be pretty good – but not the bottled stuff.
Humans existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunter/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer & would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
Liberals and Conservatives.
Once beer was discovered it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early human ancestors were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.
Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the "Conservative movement."
Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQs and doing the sewing, fetching and hair dressing. This was the beginning of "the Liberal movement". Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as 'girliemen.' Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy and group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.
Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.
Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.
Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't "fair" to make the pitcher also bat.
Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, Marines, athletes and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.
Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to "govern" the producers and decide what to do with their production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America. They crept in after the Wild West was tame and created a business of trying to get MORE for nothing.
Here ends today's lesson in world history. It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to respond to the above before simply giggling and forwarding it. A Conservative will be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other "true believers."
Its the only beer I truly hated.
Just in the nick of time. I was about to expire from thirst......
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