More ABLE silliness...

[Hoss]

Wow.  If this doesn't say how arcane our alcohol laws are in this state, not sure what else to say.  Got this on my FB page via Marshall Brewing company:

From our friends at the Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival: "ATTN Craft Beer Lovers: The ABLE Commission has informed us that our event is illegal. We are trying to figure out a way to keep the event on track, but it is not looking very good. They made us suspend tickets sales last Friday. Hopefully we are able to figure this out today. If not, we might have to postpone until next year. Stay tuned."

And Gas, I was on the chat on the Channel 6/9 page they had on last Friday or whenever it was discussing changing the laws.  You made good points and I agreed with nearly everything you had to say regarding it.

[Conan71]

Jack-boot thugs.

[Townsend]

(guttural sound of disgust)  they suck.

Over

[carltonplace]

(guttural sound of disgust)  they suck.

Over

way to diss able

[Townsend]

way to diss able

Where is Cain?  Can someone call him up to take care of these pudknockers?

[dbacks fan]

Where is Cain?  Can someone call him up to take care of these pudknockers?

[Hoss]

Here's an update:

http://blog.newsok.com/thirstybeagle/2011/05/10/update-on-oklahoma-craft-beer-festival/

[dbacks fan]

Here's an update:

http://blog.newsok.com/thirstybeagle/2011/05/10/update-on-oklahoma-craft-beer-festival/

Just at a loss for words. Guess members of the ABLE Comm don't leave their mommas basements much.

[JCnOwasso]

So to sell strong beer outside of Tapwerks, they need an additional permit from Able... However, since they already hold a strong beer permit, they cannot get another permit. 

I am confused about the whole inside outside pricing thing... If someone else is having to get the permit for the festival, how is TapWerks having to justify pricing or come up with creative methods for pricing? 

We are in the 21st century, right? 

[DolfanBob]

You know, I love being from here and most of the time living here. But when it comes to our liquor laws and toll roads. It just twists my tit when I go to a normal State. i.e. Texas or Florida. And see how it could really be done here.
And i'm sure they have their problems too, but once Oklahoma does something and realizes that there is a ton of money to be made. You can pretty much forget about the ol boy law makers changing it for the better.
I still cant believe how we screwed up liquor by the drink back in the 80s but leave it to Oklahoma to figure out how to do it.

I see where they are going to stop using children in the lottery commercials. Well hell ya they should stop since colleges are the only ones benefiting from the lottery.
Try selling them tickets with grown @ss kid's in cap and gown on those ads.

[TheTed]

... a normal State. i.e. Texas or Florida. ...

Whoa! Hold up there, partner.

Texas may be slightly better than us, but it's far from a normal state. There's a beerfest in Dallas this weekend. They can't say what they're serving because of liquor laws.

And at least you can get 3.2 beer in every county in Oklahoma. When you get out in rural Texas, see how normal you think their beer laws are. A visit to Big Sandy, Texas will clear that up. Population: 1,200. But they have about a dozen liquor stores because they're surrounded by dry counties.

Even parts of Dallas are dry, or so I've heard. And liquor stores aren't open after 9pm or on Sundays. Missouri is where it's at. Very few restrictions. You can buy a freaking pint of Jack at QT, on a Sunday. That would make the heads of Oklahomans and Texans explode.

[dbacks fan]

You can buy a freaking pint of Jack at QT, on a Sunday. That would make the heads of Oklahomans and Texans explode.

No, bring them to a grocery store here and take the into the walk in beer cooler so you can get a fresh keg of real beer. Even Circle K expanded and remodeled stores to have walk in beer coolers. Or to really make their heads explode, a grocery or liquor store that has wine and spirit tasting every weekend.

[custosnox]

where is the petition to get our own bill on the ballet to change these laws?

[DolfanBob]

Ted you are absolutly right about Texas.
I would like to print up and sell wet and dry county maps for that State.

[Conan71]

where is the petition to get our own bill on the ballet to change these laws?

Never happens because the mobbed up bastards liquor distributorships collude conspire er work hand-in-hand with ABLE and the Ok. State legislature to protect their monopolistic partnership us from ourselves