WHY does government bullsh*t have to prevent me from getting good beer?
We have a law in Iowa that any beer over 6% must go through the state. The state is one huge pain in the ass, and therefore microbreweries simply don't want to deal with the crap that Iowa dishes out. And what do you think this is all about?
Money.
There's absolutely no moral or even logical reasoning behind a 6% law, think about it. It's ALL about money. And it would be one thing if the government made it easy for microbreweries to sell their beer here, but they don't. They make it one HUGE pain in the ass. Hell I was at Hy-Vee the other day, and asked about Two-Hearted Ale. The guy said "Oh yeah, we had some of that a few weeks ago, but then the state found out about it and recalled it all, so it's just sitting in a warehouse somewhere". WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT? My fridge should have been that warehouse!
Beers that I know we can't get (off the top of my head):
Anything from Stone (they don't want to deal with our ****)
Bell's Two-Hearted Ale
Dogfish Head 90 & 120
The new Sam Adams Imperial Line. It's Sam Adams for chrissake!
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Goose Island Imperial IPA
Flying Dog Snakedog IPA
Okay. I'm done ranting, thanks for listening. Anyone else live in a state like this? I know Iowa isn't the only one.
also on a further note is there somewhere i can order these online for a reasonable price and have them shipped to me? wouldn't mind paying a few extra bucks for a good beer (when i dont have any homebrew, of course).
We have a law in Iowa that any beer over 6% must go through the state. The state is one huge pain in the ass, and therefore microbreweries simply don't want to deal with the crap that Iowa dishes out. And what do you think this is all about?
Money.
There's absolutely no moral or even logical reasoning behind a 6% law, think about it. It's ALL about money. And it would be one thing if the government made it easy for microbreweries to sell their beer here, but they don't. They make it one HUGE pain in the ass. Hell I was at Hy-Vee the other day, and asked about Two-Hearted Ale. The guy said "Oh yeah, we had some of that a few weeks ago, but then the state found out about it and recalled it all, so it's just sitting in a warehouse somewhere". WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT? My fridge should have been that warehouse!
Beers that I know we can't get (off the top of my head):
Anything from Stone (they don't want to deal with our ****)
Bell's Two-Hearted Ale
Dogfish Head 90 & 120
The new Sam Adams Imperial Line. It's Sam Adams for chrissake!
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Goose Island Imperial IPA
Flying Dog Snakedog IPA
Okay. I'm done ranting, thanks for listening. Anyone else live in a state like this? I know Iowa isn't the only one.
also on a further note is there somewhere i can order these online for a reasonable price and have them shipped to me? wouldn't mind paying a few extra bucks for a good beer (when i dont have any homebrew, of course).