Keg IDs in the offing?

Keg IDs in the offing? ^ | Jan. 25, 2005 | JOSEPH THOMAS

[montomike]

I had the same thought. How do you die from over drinking too much beer in an evening. Most of the kids die from the hard stuff: too much over too short of a time.

[RicocheT]

Is this post from the "Onion" or Scrappleface? It sure reads as though it's parody.

[billorites]

[infidel29]

This will stop keg abuse, now how do we tag the BEER inside the keg?

Honestly, they can track the beer keg, but how do you prove someone drank from it? If the person is dead, they're not talking. Maybe he/she was drinking shots? Are we to tag bottles of alcohol next? Why not implant a device to tell if someone is drinking then call the cops when their blood alcohol level fluctuates.

[AdamSelene235]

Because that's obviously a totally analagous situation.

You think alcohol needs to be registered with the state with traceable serial numbers, why not people?

[snopercod]

Why not just put radioactive taggants in the beer?

[t_skoz]

We have a keg law here in NY. Now kids just drink hard liquor at parties instead of beer.

The parallels to the Drug War are staggering...

[NorCoGOP]

Even though the concept of keg tracking is unprecedented in Colorado, several municipalities have tried keg identification on a local level. The city of Boulder uses a volunteer program which liquor stores can choose to use the keg identification. Also, the city of Loveland has a mandatory keg identification policy, where all liquor stores in the city limits are required to mark their kegs upon sale.

Seems the author must have hit the keg himself before writing this....It's unprecendented in Colorado, but, several municipalities already to it? How is this UNprecendented?

They do it here in Greeley, fairly effectively as well.

[massgopguy]

Papers please.

[Hatteras]

"(plus the plastic ice bucket/garbage can)."

We usually used a cow trough. Holds four half kegs and about another two cases of singles around the sides (for when the kegs run dry and the beer store is closed), add 12 to 15 bags of ice, top off with about 10 gallons of water out of the garden hose and dude, you're good to go.

Now, where's that bushel?!

Oh yeah, almost forgot... Invite all the neighbors, cuts down on the police calls.

[investigateworld]

Been tagging kegs here in Oregon for ten years that I know of.
We're a bit funny here, as you can own a machine gun legally so go figure....

[Calamari]

...needs to include a background check and a 7 day waiting period.

[Deaf Smith]

"but I've never heard of a keg..."

I've never heard of a keg lasting up to six months as the story states. More like half a night at the most, depending upon who is at your house.

[Bon mots]

Great. The Government taking control over ever more infinitesimal pieces of our lives.

Maybe they should control access to food too, after all, there is an obesity crisis. Everyone will be healthier when they are on edge of starvation - this has been scientifically proven!

[steveo]

We've had this in California for many years. I once remember getting a refilled keg with a police evidence tag still on it.

[Deaf Smith]

As a quick note: I participated in the largest consumption of beer in a public event, two days running in 1979.

A Texas Tech frat party at the Lubbock National Guard Armory. The objective of the party was to drink beer out of bucket and kiss as many women as you could during the night.

Out back was a line out about 50 porta potties for the ladies and the guys lined up for about 75 yards to piss down a hill.

[Sam's Army]

Right on, brother!

[Freebird Forever]

now how do we tag the BEER inside the keg?

I wonder if this chemical would work?

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