Post by: Bill on February 09, 2003, 10:39:00 AM
(yeah bored that night)
Found a few through goggle etc yet most were - try MINE,cus it's the best - type of sites.
Forgot to save one link ... grrrr ... that explained why 'many' countries do not allow alcohol consumed let alone in their country.
Considering TS now has members all over the globe.
Just out of curiosity I'm wondering if they can post which is the favorite alcohol drink in their country.
OR why it is not allowed in their country.
Post by: CyberPet on February 09, 2003, 12:38:00 PM
In Sweden we have to buy alcohol (spirit, wine and strong beer) in special stores, this is to keep the alcohol consumption lower. Compared to countries like for instance Denmark and France it does make a diffrence, alcohol related diseases is a lot less than in those two european countries.
There is a debate about letting wine and beer free in food stores, especially since Sweden now belongs to the European Union. However there's still many Swedes that does not agree and want to keep it the way it is, since it *does* keep the Swedes healthier from alcohol related diseases.
/Petra
Post by: jepinto on February 09, 2003, 01:29:00 PM
Each state has it's own liquor laws here. For instance, Indiana allows beer sales in covenience stores, but I've never bought a cold six pack in one. Only in liquor stores, which also sell distilled spirits. And there are no liquor, neither distilled or beer on Sundays.
I remember one time, in Kentucky, that one could not purchase milk but could buy beer on Sundays. (Read Blue Laws and Bartleby's
America, being a homogenous mixture does not have, to my knowledge, a "national drink". Kentucky and Tennesse make a case for bourbon, California makes a case for wine and there are parts of most states making a case for "corn likker" though.
Florida-not having a state income tax, relies heavily on the taxes and regulates quite lightly as to hours, statewide, leaving it up to the municipality, and heavily in other areas, particularly bottle sizes, and instate shipping.
Strange liquor laws and then there are the story 1 story 2 about bar patrons being arrested for public intoxication.
Post by: swhitset on February 09, 2003, 02:57:00 PM
I can buy any type of alcoholic beverage at the corner gas station (as well as the grocery store, the corner bar or yes even a liquor store).
I can buy it any day of the week. Each community differs slightly. Here in the La Crosse/Onalalaska area, all hard liquor (wine included) sales are prohibited between 9 pm and 6 am. Malt beverages (such as beer and most wine coolers can be sold for carryout until midnight.
Any alcoholic beverage can be sold and consumed in a bar until 2:30 a.m bars may reopen for business at 6:00 am.
The only true liquor store in the area does its business by selling fine wines etc... otherwise nobody would bother to go there, since anything else is available at the Grocery store or gas station.
Post by: snuffysbluff on February 09, 2003, 05:46:00 PM
A tavern is bigger than a bar, but smaller than a night club. The Iowa liguor laws would only allow him to sell beer. If a guy wanted a drink, he had to go to the state run liquor store and buy a whole bottle.
Dad bought whole cases and sold hard drinks anyway. He was caught and fined several times but there was always a couple of cases of Four Roses whiskey in our closet at home.
Can't speak for the rest of the state, but four roses was the drink of choice in our corner of the world.
OT....I used to clean the bar and fill the beer coolers every morning before school. I was paid $4 a week but picked up enough from the floor to buy me an old 1950 Ford eventually. I had it 3 months and totaled it....
The Iowa speed limit at the time was "under control" and I adherred strictly to that.....until a bald eagle tire blew.
It was green >sigh<
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Post by: Bernie on February 09, 2003, 06:11:00 PM
http://www.runet.edu/~wkovarik/papers/fuel.html
Post by: Highmac on February 10, 2003, 06:47:00 AM
Hoever, this bit explains why so many people here are being driven to drink (although it seems we still have it easy compared with you, Petra):
quote:For comparison, the GBP is about $1.60 at present, so our penny is 1.6 cents (I worked that out all by myself )
The level of duty in Britain is now out of step with many other European countries, according to figures produced by the British Beer & Pub Association. It claims that £1.49 in tax is imposed on a standard bottle of wine in Sweden, £1.16p in Britain, but 1.5p in France. No duty is charged in Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy, Greece, Germany and Austria. The tax on a pint of beer is 34p in Britain, but 3p in Spain. The tax on a 70cl bottle of spirits also varies: in Sweden it is £10.27, in Britain £5.48 and in Italy £1.11.
Post by: Steve_J on February 10, 2003, 10:36:00 AM
The Tennessee county where Jack Daniels is made:
IS DRY!
Post by: Bill on February 10, 2003, 04:35:00 PM
Never realized how much the taxes alone runs the tab up.
Seems that some countries just plain say no period.
Bet there's a lot of under-the-cuff sales going on n those countries though.After all,that is the nature of human behavior plus greed.Hey if we can't have it,then I'm going to find a way to get it and make some money!
Back on the cost factor.
How could anyone afford a fine bottle of whatever?
I know I'd lock it up in a undisclosed location.Save it for someone very special and only then.
Post by: Bill on February 10, 2003, 09:40:00 PM
Guess this isn't going to happen very soon ...
will it Petra.?.
Post by: hingyfan on February 10, 2003, 09:50:00 PM
Burbon is made in Kentucky (or maybe in only certain counties that might also be outside of Ky., according to one definition i found).
Burbon is also the USA's only unique spirit.
In general though in the US, whiskey is considered "rye," the most popular brand being Seagram's, which is of course Canadian. Canadian is another way to describe that spirit.
Rye has dropped in popularity quite a bit over the years.
Scotch is only made Scotland.
Irish whiskey is that country's equivalent.
I dont know offhand of any other whiskey type drinks.
It seems the brown types of whiskies are very particular about their naming and marketing world-wide. Clear spirits seem to know no such restrictions.
Post by: kelly on February 10, 2003, 11:35:00 PM
I remember when they made the transition from State Liquor Store only to grocery stores.
They thought it was a big deal at the time.
Apparently a lot of people in this country drink a lot of Beer. (Plain old American Beer).
This country's contribution to Liquor is probably The Cocktail.
http://www.cocktail.com/
Post by: Mrious_be on February 11, 2003, 12:01:00 PM
THE beer country in the world, actually, i can't recall any drink being prohibited.
We just like to party it seems
There are 1547 beers it seems
Post by: Mayo on February 11, 2003, 02:25:00 PM
But I do recall visiting the Jack Daniels distillery in '76 and it is indeed located in a dry county.
Our tour guide told us that at one time they gave tour participants little inhalers like what you use when someone faints. The idea was that you could break the inhaler and experience the aroma of the whiskey.
Unfortunately, some people were breaking the inhalers and imbibing the minute amount of whiskey they contained. That ended the inhaler give-away real fast!
Post by: Bill on February 11, 2003, 03:36:00 PM
I had a friend of mine go to the JD distillery back in the early seventies also.
I remember him telling about those inhalers. <gr>
He also said they (some guide) kept asking "if you have any questions.Ask." during the walk through.
The guide pointed towards him and did the old "if you..."
He was really getting tired of the "If you ...",so he said Yeah I do. Who played second base in 1962 for the New york Jets? <gr>
Not only silence hit but once the shock faded, half the group said Say What!?! What Team!?! Then laughter.
Guess the guide never asked the old question again.
Post by: Bill on February 11, 2003, 03:44:00 PM
Post by: sandbox on February 13, 2003, 02:21:00 AM
Post by: Spartacus on February 14, 2003, 06:57:00 AM
We have over 5000 beer brands, over 1,200 breweries, and consume an average of 130 litres each year (110 million hectolitres in total) and lots of websites dedicated to beer (otherwise I couldn't have told those numbers).
Personally, I prefer cocktails, though.
Post by: RogerF on February 14, 2003, 07:49:00 AM
On trips back to the old family farm in NS, it was interesting to see the lines formed at the local Province owned liquor outlet on a Satuday morning.
The idea of having to stand in line to get yer booze in Boston wouldda' resulted in another tea party. As I recall the drink of choice then was Canadian Club or Segrams 7 whiskey (for the hardcore) and Narragansett beer for the tightwads; none of which could be purchased on a Sunday, unless you went to a bar/tavern/pub/lounge/restaurant or church bingo game.
Post by: Mrious_be on February 14, 2003, 12:06:00 PM
quote:Actually, i wanted to add that Spartacus
Originally posted by Spartacus:
In Germany it's definately beer. I even daresay that we consume more beer than you guys in Belgium, Mrious
Saying Germany beats us in drinking volume, but that's cause Germany is muchhhh bigger than Belgium
Belgium really has the most beers i think
Hahahaha, Bill
Well, i really did saw that t-shirt somewhere (think it got to me by mail a long time ago).
The best t-shirt i ever saw, was on a festival ground, it said "if assholes could fly, this would be an airfield", hahaha
Post by: neokm on February 15, 2003, 07:39:00 PM
He's a real life experience - (talk about diversity in drinking laws in America). While visiting my father in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the late 1980's - he offered to take me out to his local 'watering hole'. Upon arrival he signaled the bar-keep to "bring his bolttle with two glasses" (you have to purchase a whole bottle for them to store). Thinking this procedure as strange and a brief query he informed me about the crazy city drinking ordinance. The law in place at the time stated that you could drink beer only until 12:00 midnight - - - but you could drink hard liquor until 3:00am. I was puzzled at this logic. Someone explained to me that back in the early 1900's, at the height of the 'oil-boom'' the oil-well-owners wanted to insure that the oil-riggers would be at work on time in the morning - and since they could only afford beer, they shut them off early - leaving the bar open to the more affluent as long as they like. As far as I know, this law is still on the books to this day.
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