The War on Beer (ZOT!!! Try Our Delicious Troll in Beer Batter)

Seattle P-I ^

[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.

[Its a Culture War]

This is the last straw. First they take my Baby Jesus from the front of City Hall. Now they're coming after my beer.

From my COLD DEAD HANDS!!!!!!

[YouPosting2Me]

This man is obviously not a beer expert and has never picked up a last minute 12-pack on the way to the golf course (for the front 9)!!!

[caver]

Serious drunks will drink their beer warm. I've seen them.

[A Jovial Cad]

Welcome to FR, for what will no doubt be a short stay.

[NormsRevenge]

I bet he eats quiche too. :-}

[Phantom Lord]

Grocery stores are at fault for the obesity problem. Their sale of already prepared food makes it to easy for people to immediately consume the food, thus getting fat. There is no reason other than ease of immediate consumption that stores sell already prepared food. It must be stopped!

[martin_fierro]

A week or two ago I was having a hard time finding "cigar-friendly" lounges ... in LAS VEGAS, of all places.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Leme guess a nanny liberal? Geesh!

[varyouga]

"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.

Yea idiot. So you can consume it right away in the privacy of your own home and not have to cool it.

[billorites]

Perhaps convenience stores should therefore keep the condoms on ice.

[Mr. Blonde]

Are you saying that most Freepers are not in favor of cold beer? I find that hard to believe. I would almost enjoy this as it would mean that Oklahoma is the most alcoholically backwards state in the region.

[MadeInAmerica]

This is so funny. A grade school kid came up with this hair brained idea. Of course our politicians run with it.

Next, ice, and coolers will be outlawed.

Time to switch to Jack.

[generally]

Ever have a party and forget to buy beer until the last minute? I can think of many reasons to buy cold beer, none of which include drinking it in the car.

I'm VERY against drinking and driving, more so than most, but this is a ridiculous law.

[YouPosting2Me]

I think cigarettes should be sold as a filter, paper and tobacco to be assembled later. By selling them 'ready-to-go' we are encouraging people to smoke while driving.

/sarc.

To be followed up by: Rolling cigarettes while driving is more dangerous than talking on a cell phone and thus should be outlawed! (don't even get me started on coffee)

[1rudeboy]

I declared war on beer a long, long time ago. I keep killin' 'em but there's always more.

[bmwcyle]

So the Brits in America just will drink on the way home anyway. Warm beer is a way of life in the UK.

[varyouga]

LOL. Your zot beeber is finely tuned. Hopefully too finely for a potential new FReeper's sake.

[Psycho_Bunny]

So....if such a law were passed, there would be a cooling off period for beer?

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Come to NJ! (if you can stand it) After Monday that will be the only place you can smoke in this nanny state oh, and Casino's too!

[kemathen7]

Hell, why don't they just create a 7-day waiting period before being allowed to purchase a beer? You know, have people think about what they are doing. Make sure they really want it.

[Semper Paratus]

picked up a last minute 12-pack on the way to the golf course (for the front 9)!!!

Love to meet up with that golfer on the back 9 for a friendly wager or two.

[varyouga]

Welcome. And thanks for sharing an interesting article.

[MineralMan]

""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."

What a maroon! This would also mean the end of the "beer run" at halftime, when all the beer the host provided has run out. Idiot!

[JesseJane]

Guess they'll have to stick to crack to get Democrats to the voting booth. Warm beer won't cut it.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

LOL! My husband is aiding the fight too!

[generally]

There is nothing immoral or illegal or dangerous about selling cold beer vs. warm beer.

How about some intelligence in the legislature? If you're trying to prevent drunk driving, then pass (and enforce) laws against it. Don't pass laws about the temperature of the beer or the packaging of the beer or the time of day of the sale of the beer or any other peripheral or ridiculous factor that has nothing to do with the crime you're trying to prevent.

[Larry Lucido]

"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 an idiot all his life, said Thursday.

[RichInOC]

I'm embarrassed to be in the same political party with this creature.

[wallcrawlr]

whats wrong with this thread?

[wallcrawlr]

serious drinkers will use mouthwash...beer is safe due to price.

[Glenn]

Couldn't they just add an extra 50 cent tax/bottle of chilled beer to help all the widows and orphans?

[varyouga]

It's great to meet a brother in arms.

Thanks for the undebatable joke of the day.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

He's a pubbie???? Wow, it's worse than I thought.

[ClearCase_guy]

When cold beer is outlawed, only outlaws will have cold beer.

And there will be a lot of us.

[tiredoflaundry]

Who triple dog dared you to post this?

[reaganbooster]

That's bad... but funny. You have the same wry sense of humor I have been accused of.

[Old Professer]

It would take a real stupid drunk not to realize how fast a warm can of beer can be chilled by spinning it on top of a mound of ice.

[bigfootbob]

Republican-cop-veteran

[Fierce Allegiance]

WHAT IS OUR EXIT STRATEGY IN THE WAR ON BEER?

[Junior_G]

Hello, Captain Stereotype. Let's see how long you last.

[1rudeboy]

Have you ever killed a beer just to watch it die?

[Fierce Allegiance]

Welcome to FR, for what will no doubt be a short stay.

C'mon, that's just dumb.

[miloklancy]

Never fear. Only lagers should be drank ice cold anyway. There is always ales, which even though 60 degrees is slightly warm for ales (they should be served at 45-50 degrees) they would still probably be palletable. Yet this country doesn't need more laws local or otherwise restricting beer consumption. What we need is a purity law like Germany, so breweries stop selling watery crap.

[Phantom Lord]

WHAT IS OUR EXIT STRATEGY IN THE WAR ON BEER?

That question is best directed at Captain Morgan.

[Eurotwit]

This might be an appropriate occasion. Enjoy :-)

[smokinleroy]

...not to mention, some beers need to stay cold to preserve flavor!

[A Jovial Cad]

I love cold beer.

[nicko]

cold beer doesn't kill people...people kill people...J.C., our "minister of beer" at VFW Post 8587 (who, as a matter of fact is a Veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam) serves the absolute coldest beer in Texas-

[YouPosting2Me]

Must be trying to extort political money from Anheuser-Busch (when you say bud... you said a lot of things nobody else can say...)

There has got to be a good "Bud Light Salutes Real Men Of Genius" add for this one.

RMOG Salutes you Bill Alter, Mr. Warm Beer Sales in Beer Mecca

[napscoordinator]

I agree. They want to take away everthing sacred. I mean first it was tobacco, then Jesus Christ, then good food like a cheeseburger and fries and now beer.

We need to revolt or something. Everyone at 8:00 on Friday night (tonight) pop open a beer in retaliation of this stupid proposal. You know it used to be that someone could come up with a stupid proposal and people would just laugh and it would go away. Now they become laws.

Plus, in college I had quite a few warm beers. I would imagine many have in their lives.