Industry News       English French Dutch Spanish German Russian Italian Portuguese Portuguese Danish Greek Romanian Ukrainean Chinese Polish Korean
Logo Slogan_Italian


CASTLE MALTING NEWS in partnership with www.e-malt.com Italian
05 August, 2005



Brewing news USA: Cold beer sales approved in Starkville

The aldermen of Starkville have approved the sale of cold beer and light wine in grocery and convenience stores in the city. This decision (6-1) came on Tuesday August 2, according to Associated Press.

Alderman P.C. McLaurin voted against the proposal. "I have given a great deal of thought to this issue, and have difficulty coming up with one practical thing that this will accomplish," McLaurin said. "Many of our local sellers are not interested because of the added cost involved in cold beer, and it could lead to greater DUI incidents and other safety issues."

Alderman Richard Corey said safety issues called for the new ordinance. "Many students drive to West Point or Columbus for cold beer; that creates a hazard," said Corey. "Cold beer in other places is a draw because beer that has been cold, then hot and then cold again spoils much faster."

Interim City Attorney Rodney Faver told aldermen that the city's existing prohibition of refrigerated beer sales would likely not survive a legal challenge. "The prohibition of sale of cold beer is not justified," Faver said.

Cold beer sales should begin in a few weeks, officials said.





Torna



E-malt.com, the global information source for the brewing and malting industry professionals. The bi-weekly E-malt.com Newsletters feature latest industry news, statistics in graphs and tables, world barley and malt prices, and other relevant information. Click here to get full access to E-malt.com. If you are a Castle Malting client, you can get free access to E-malt.com website and publications. Contact us for more information at marketing@castlemalting.com .














We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.     Ok     No      Privacy Policy   





(libra 0.7629 sec.)