Beer Samples in Grocery Stores, Good Call Wisconsin!

Gop3.com : The Triumvirate ^ | 4/18/07 | Brandon Henak

[MUCollegeRepublican1]

Daniel posted awhile back on a bill, proposed by a Democrat (hey, I found some common ground!), that would allow grocery stores to provide 6 ounce samples of beer to their customers...it was just passed by the Wisconsin State Senate unanimously...

[MUCollegeRepublican1]

Great news for beer drinkers! Will it happen elsewhere?

[CaliGangsta]

Woo hoo, great news!!! I’m moving to Wisconsin!!!!!

I don’t see why govt should be regulating this kind of thing in the first place.

[Yo-Yo]

Fantastic! I needed something to wash down those chicken tender samples.

[Red Badger]

Why does an establishment that sells beer/wine need permission from the legislature to give it away?.........

[Sax]

The specialty deli around here has an open tap and a stack of cups - courtesy self serve while shopping.

[Wormwood]

Why does an establishment that sells beer/wine need permission from the legislature to give it away?.........

Because legislatures probably made giving away alcohol illegal in the first place.

[traviskicks]

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[Slump Tester]

Can I get one for my 2 sisters too? They were sick and couldn’t come with me today.

[Paradox]

Recently, at a local grocery store, they were giving out free wine samples. I had a little, but for whatever reason, the women shopping there that evening seemed very interested in having several samples. Needless to say, they became very friendly with me (beer goggle effect I suppose). I left the store with my groceries, and a severe blush that had my wife asking questions when I got home.

[RC2]

Years ago, I went to a western boot store in Dallas, TX that had a keg inside the door. You could have free beer while shopping. I think we stayed there too long though....spent a lot of money. Don’t know if there was any beer left either.

[1rudeboy]

Beer samples. Pizza samples. Saturdays and Sundays roughly an hour before the football games start.

Women around the U.S. will be wondering why they no longer need to go grocery-shopping on weekends.

[Oberon]

Why does an establishment that sells beer/wine need permission from the legislature to give it away?

Because when you give away alcohol to the general public the legislature doesn't get any tax revenue.

[Red Badger]

The taxes are paid by the bottler, except for any sales taxes..........

[Oberon]

There's no excise tax on retail beer sales?

Whoa...I forgot Wisconsin isn't the Bible Belt.

[GoldCountryRedneck]

Sales of BBQ fixin's will soar...

[rollo tomasi]

The Class Six at MacDill AFB had a good beer tasting exhibit last week.

Also wine tastings are offered there daily (Usually by a cute wine rep.).

[highball]

I miss Wisconsin.

[ElkGroveDan]

What’s next, Viagra in pharmacies?

[CDHart]

"need permission from the legislature"

Because people have been brainwashed to think that unless government stamps its OK on something, it's not legal.

Carolyn

[Redbob]

It already has happened elsewhere; I got a free sample of beer one Sunday afternoon walking down the street in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district.

But I always thought that had to do with the “Free beer tomorrow” signs you see in bars - since it IS tomorrow in Tokyo!