Utah Beer Myths

[Brew Hunter]

I hope he wasnt really buying it at the grocery store!
CO has the same shitty 3.2 in grocery stores, hopefully they know that and went to Applejacks or a liqour store (applejacks is a super liqour store )

Applejacks is the shiot, and they have the frequent boozer card that you swipe to save $$$$!!

Home of the Canadian Mist in the "caution can".

[MacDaddy]

I will be swinging through My beloved Applejacks on Friday!!!!

yippy Im getting excited!


so sad what UT can do to a man

[Brew Hunter]

I will be swinging through My beloved Applejacks on Friday!!!!

yippy Im getting excited!


so sad what UT can do to a man

You have to love the local too!

[fonixmunkee]

Hi, I'm a late-comer to this tread. So sorry for my ignorance on things that may have been addressed/discussed.

I just got back from Utah last week. This article seems like it's written to put contemplative visitors' minds at ease. It might address some beer-related issues, but it doesn't cover the closed-mindedness or Big Brother-like laws Utah has against alcohol.

First off, Utah's drinking laws are absurd. Even most citizens agree that they are just a tad bit ridiculous. For one, you can't have more than 32oz of beer on you at any given time. So if I have a 32oz mug of threetwo ("4% by volume, blah blah") and I want another, I have to FINISH my current mug before the server will bring a second.

Next, if I want a drink with hard liquor, I damn well better be having a meal with it. If not, I can't drink it at the bar in a restaurant...I have to be sitting at a table with a meal ordered. What the hell?

Lastly, in reference to Big Brother, there's the Utah State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. This just sounds ridiculous. What's next? Utah State Department of Fun Moderation and Control?

And the prices they put on liquor and beer! Outrageous!

Anyway, end of my rant. This article does little to set my mind at ease regarding beer (Wasatch Brew Pub beers taste like ass, except for Polygamy Porter; Squatters has some great ones; Bohemian Brewery have some down-right delicious brews, but none of them get me drunk) because it only addresses microbrews, and completely skirts the issue of alcohol control in Utah completely.

Damn Utah for having some of the best terrain and snow in the world. Tear down that Zion Curtain and let the real good times roll!

[Brew Hunter]

Hi, I'm a late-comer to this tread. So sorry for my ignorance on things that may have been addressed/discussed.

I just got back from Utah last week. This article seems like it's written to put contemplative visitors' minds at ease. It might address some beer-related issues, but it doesn't cover the closed-mindedness or Big Brother-like laws Utah has against alcohol.

First off, Utah's drinking laws are absurd. Even most citizens agree that they are just a tad bit ridiculous. For one, you can't have more than 32oz of beer on you at any given time. So if I have a 32oz mug of threetwo ("4% by weight, blah blah") and I want another, I have to FINISH my current mug before the server will bring a second.

Next, if I want a drink with hard liquor, I damn well better be having a meal with it. If not, I can't drink it at the bar in a restaurant...I have to be sitting at a table with a meal ordered. What the hell?

Lastly, in reference to Big Brother, there's the Utah State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. This just sounds ridiculous. What's next? Utah State Department of Fun Moderation and Control?

And the prices they put on liquor and beer! Outrageous!

Anyway, end of my rant. This article does little to set my mind at ease regarding beer (Wasatch Brew Pub beers taste like ass, except for Polygamy Porter; Squatters has some great ones; Bohemian Brewery have some down-right delicious brews, but none of them get me drunk) because outside of the microbrews, and completely skirts the issue of alcohol control in Utah completely.

Damn Utah for having some of the best terrain and snow in the world. Tear down that Zion Curtain and let the real good times roll!

Exactly- you can't even be a nice guy and get a lady a drink at the bar, she has to tag along with ya.

Another thing... why are most/all of the mexican food joints named after a colored Iguana?

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Hi, I'm a late-comer to this tread. So sorry for my ignorance on things that may have been addressed/discussed.

I just got back from Utah last week. This article seems like it's written to put contemplative visitors' minds at ease. It might address some beer-related issues, but it doesn't cover the closed-mindedness or Big Brother-like laws Utah has against alcohol.

First off, Utah's drinking laws are absurd. Even most citizens agree that they are just a tad bit ridiculous. For one, you can't have more than 32oz of beer on you at any given time. So if I have a 32oz mug of threetwo ("4% by volume, blah blah") and I want another, I have to FINISH my current mug before the server will bring a second.

Next, if I want a drink with hard liquor, I damn well better be having a meal with it. If not, I can't drink it at the bar in a restaurant...I have to be sitting at a table with a meal ordered. What the hell?

Lastly, in reference to Big Brother, there's the Utah State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. This just sounds ridiculous. What's next? Utah State Department of Fun Moderation and Control?

And the prices they put on liquor and beer! Outrageous!

Anyway, end of my rant. This article does little to set my mind at ease regarding beer (Wasatch Brew Pub beers taste like ass, except for Polygamy Porter; Squatters has some great ones; Bohemian Brewery have some down-right delicious brews, but none of them get me drunk) because it only addresses microbrews, and completely skirts the issue of alcohol control in Utah completely.

Damn Utah for having some of the best terrain and snow in the world. Tear down that Zion Curtain and let the real good times roll!

No way! Tell us more!

[ill-advised strategy]

I was caught on the last trip to Evanston. Hefty fine and keg confiscation.
Fuck Utah highway patrol.
Fuck state liquor stores. and fuck that bitch who works the summit court office.

Pretty high odds I'm playing hockey against the guy that caught you this Saturday.

I still can't believe they enforce that stuff.

[FartBag Commando]

Pretty high odds I'm playing hockey against the guy that caught you this Saturday.

I still can't believe they enforce that stuff.

Please brutally check those fucks against the boards as much as possible. I'm running the gauntlet soon so if some of them could be out of commission that would be really helpful. Thanks man.

[mc_roon]

YES! They stand on the hill with binoculars and write down UT license plate numbers at the liquor store on the edge of town. No, I am not joking.

they do that a lot. The trick is to go a little further past the border, or park in an area where you are sure that you cant be seen from the border

[ill-advised strategy]

one of those guys actually took me out pretty hard at practice the other day. He's a big fella.

[Red Baron]

Maybe he had a keg stashed away in his jersey? You should go stand on a hill with binoculars and watch him get dressed before the game, then call him out on it.

[Ski Monkey]

Maybe he had a keg stashed away in his jersey? You should go stand on a hill with binoculars and watch him get dressed before the game, then call him out on it.

Heh.

......

[Egon]

Pretty high odds I'm playing hockey against the guy that caught you this Saturday.

Whatever, I'm over it. Hope you guys do well.

...I only feel pity for that poor assbag cop.

edit: check the dates on the thread

[AstroPax]

KEG BEER
can't get it in utah and it's hard to throw a proper party without it.

Not exactly a true statement.

I'm retired military. I do all my beer n' booze shopping on Hill AFB...at the base liqueur store. It's a 24/7 operation. Oh, and they sell kegs too.

-astro

[Altaholic]

The cheapest beers to buy in UT are:

Sierra Nevada. $7.50 per 6pack.

Full Sail: $7.20 per 6pack.

Lev: $1.85 per bottle (17 oz.)

Spaten: $2.15 per bottle. (17 oz.)

Most states charge tax and have bottle deposits, but in UT, that's included in the listed prices. I challenge anyone to find Sierra Nevada cheaper in WY.

BTW, for alchohol by volume, multiply by .8 and you'll have alchohol by weight. So the Full Sail IPA I'm drinking right now says 6% by volume but it's 4.8% by weight, which is a little more than UT 3.2.

Also you get Kilt Lifter (6.8 %) & Pyramiad's Thunderhead IPA (6.7) & Snow Cap Winter Ale (6.8) for $9 a sixer, an okay price

But I take pride in bootleggin' whenever I can & stick it to the man. I'm not the moron that goes to very first liqour store across the border from UT. I've done it a few times and been sucessful each time, just don't make yourself stand out on I-15 or 80.

[FartBag Commando]

But I take pride in bootleggin' whenever I can & stick it to the man. I'm not the moron that goes to very first liqour store across the border from UT. I've done it a few times and been sucessful each time, just don't make yourself stand out on I-15 or 80.

DING! That's how it's done. Or just make sure at least a few of your friends brew their own....

[truckeelocal]

Need I remind the board that Utah cast the deciding vote to overturn prohibition ? 'Tis a strange country we live in.

[criscam]

DING! That's how it's done. Or just make sure at least a few of your friends brew their own....

starting a new batch tomorrow called "summer buzz"! should be ready in about 4-6 weeks.

[FartBag Commando]

starting a new batch tomorrow called "summer buzz"! should be ready in about 4-6 weeks.

Just in time for my birthday!! How'd you know?

[snoboy]

from the original article:

"You'd have to drink a lot of beer to notice a 1 percent alcohol difference,"

4% -> 5% is not a 1% difference... it's a 25% difference!

I thought that Polygamy Porter was a pretty good beer, but I certainly prefer the looser laws elsewhere. Where I grew up you could buy beer in the corner store, everyday except Sunday. Here in BC, it's OK, but a bit uptight IMO - certainly not UT thank God!

[Ski Monkey]

I love it when people pick up a six month old thread conversation without missing a beat.

[backpack]

If you are really worried about getting busted hauling in the goods there is a dirt road from Evanston through Chalk Creek that comes out in Coalville.

I use that road to make wal-mart runs from Pinecliff. Definitely a sure-fire way to avoid getting caught if that's your primary goal.

[criscam]

Just in time for my birthday!! How'd you know?

perfect. guess what i'm getting you?

[Altaholic]

DING! That's how it's done. Or just make sure at least a few of your friends brew their own....

I plan to do some homebrewing once I get back to SLC in October. I wanna do some IPAs & double IPAs.

[criscam]

I wanna do some IPAs & double IPAs.

now you're talkin!