Quote: Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir IIRC, you can still drink in public in Utah only if you join a "club" (called a "bar" anywhere else) for nominal dues. Your "membership" might last only the night you're in town on a business trip.



When I was stationed in Texas in the Military in the mid 1990's, there was this thing where the several counties managed their own liquor and beer regulations. There was a dry county on the western side of Ft. Hood, but to the east you could purchase retail beer and booze at most normally expected places. To drink at a restaurant or bar, you had to join their private club. Sometimes it was free, sometimes it was the price of cover, and sometimes it was just additional profit. There were no qualifications other than you money. Sometimes it was good for a week, and sometimes good for a year or life. It's strange going into a Pizza Hut and having to join a private club in order to enjoy a pitcher of beer.



In Oklahoma I know they still sell near-beer -- that 3.2% stuff. You can buy it virtually anywhere and cold. It's the standard millwater like Bud and Miller. Or, you can go to the liquor store to get full strength beer, but by law it can only be sold warm.



In Ontario all of the Beer and Liquor are controlled through "The Beer Store" and the "LCBO", both of which are government controlled (although it seems like in the case of The Beer Store it looks like there's some private enterprise coalition thing between the manufactureres that may be at play). I kind of hate this arrangement per my libertarian principles, but on the other hand, you know that every beer store has dozens of beer varieties to choose from.



And in my home of Michigan, until recently the MLCC regulated the prices of liquor in all stores. It's still the only place where retail outlets and the service industry can purchase hard liquor. When I was stationed in Texas in the Military in the mid 1990's, there was this thing where the several counties managed their own liquor and beer regulations. There was a dry county on the western side of Ft. Hood, but to the east you could purchase retail beer and booze at most normally expected places. To drink at a restaurant or bar, you had to join their private club. Sometimes it was free, sometimes it was the price of cover, and sometimes it was just additional profit. There were no qualifications other than you money. Sometimes it was good for a week, and sometimes good for a year or life. It's strange going into a Pizza Hut and having to join a private club in order to enjoy a pitcher of beer.In Oklahoma I know they still sell near-beer -- that 3.2% stuff. You can buy it virtually anywhere and cold. It's the standard millwater like Bud and Miller. Or, you can go to the liquor store to get full strength beer, but by law it can only be sold warm.In Ontario all of the Beer and Liquor are controlled through "The Beer Store" and the "LCBO", both of which are government controlled (although it seems like in the case of The Beer Store it looks like there's some private enterprise coalition thing between the manufactureres that may be at play). I kind of hate this arrangement per my libertarian principles, but on the other hand, you know that every beer store hasof beer varieties to choose from.And in my home of Michigan, until recently the MLCC regulated the prices of liquor in all stores. It's still the only place where retail outlets and the service industry can purchase hard liquor. 30 Reply With Quote