Worst Beer/Liquor Laws By State

Two words....The South

 

Virginia is an ABC state, so we have special state run liquor stores which are the only place to buy liquor. That said beer and wine can pretty much be sold anywhere and in whatever quantity so I'll take that. We just recently passed a law allowing breweries to sell full pints out of their tasting rooms instead of just samples, so all in all we are moving in the right direction.

 

NJ doesn't get Russian River.... so there's that...

 

Mississippi just recently (July 1), change the law that limited ABV in beer to 10.2%.
Previously is was at 6%.

Much better, but still lower than it should be.

 

You should visit Utah someday.

 

Better mention that he should leave his beer at home if he goes

 

Ohio obviously has the 12% ABV cap rule that has become the bane of my existence. I would almost rather not get Goose Island distribution than be stuck here with plenty of Juliet, Lolita, etc. around but no BCBS or variants to be found...

 

You can't ship to NJ... Or at least a bunch of retailers that ship across the country don't ship to NJ, including cascade.

 

I'm not allowed to drink a beer on my drive home from work on a Friday. Total bullshit.

 

Texas is so screwed up that I can't possibly remember them all, but:

(1) No one ships to TX, at least not legally
(2) Stores that sell beer and liquor have to close by 9pm, and stay closed all day Sunday. Grocery stores, etc., that don't sell liquor can't sell beer on Sundays until after 12.
(3) Companies that want to distribute their beer here from out of state have to purchase an expensive license to do so, which therefore means a LOT of companies don't distribute their beer here!
(4) Labeling is a huge pain in the ass for local brewers - TABC has to approve all labels, the process is extremely slow, and I know it used to be more stringent than it is now in terms of what exactly could be written on bottles.
(5) Breweries can't sell their own beer on-site: 3-tier system. So you can go to a brewery and sample their beer, but if you want to buy some, you have to then go to a store and buy it.

There's a lot more, but I'm starting to get angry just typing these......

 

In Indiana, you can't buy alcohol on Sundays.

 

yeah i thought wisconsin was bad at not being sold after 9pm which means a lot of planning ahead... but texas sounds horrible

 

Indeed it sucks. Every time I go to another state I try to buy ANYTHING over 12% just because I can't in Ohio.

 

Wow, our cut off for beer is midnight and I thought that sucked.....9pm??

 

Florida breweries can only sell growlers that are 32oz or 128oz...

 

Care to elaborate? Your profile says you live in SC.

We can buy sixers at bottle stores, groceries, convenience shops, warehouse stores...w can buy singles and mixed sixes, we can get cases and buy on Sundays. We can homebrew, we can purchase growlers and do tasitings at breweries. What am I missing?

What don't you have in SC that you think we should have?

 

No growler fills in DC. /fuckthatnoise

 

Illinois is great. No complants.

 

I had a tough time finding beer in PA... The only "beer store" was about 15 minutes away and all they had was BMC and Yuengling. My hotel did have Founders Breakfast Stout on tap and it was May... delicious!