Well, the Mythbusters guys showed where you can cool a beer in less than 10 minutes (5 or 6?? I don't remember - sounds too fast) using ice, water and salt.

So the more industrious MO drinkers can keep salt on hand and pick up some ice and water with the beer.

Assclownery subverted.

My dh spent a couple of years in Ireland - he normally takes beer home to warm it up before he drinks it.

Now he can pop a warm one right outside the 7-11 in Mo. - I'm thinking road trip!

In Ohio, they had these places where you could get your case of beer w/o even getting out of your CAR! Just drive through, and tell 'em what you want. Of course, Liquor could only be bought at "State stores." Wacky Ohioians.

"In Ohio, they had these places where you could get your case of beer w/o even getting out of your CAR! Just drive through, and tell 'em what you want. Of course, Liquor could only be bought at "State stores." Wacky Ohioians."

We have one of those in Keller, Texas.

Shoot, down here in Central Texas, they got this drive-through daquiri/margarita joint! You can order em with extra shots if you want.

You're not supposed to drink and drive though, so they put a couple of pieces of masking tape over the plastic lid.

We got them attached to gas stations here in Texas... well, some of the Texaco self-serve stations anyway. And there's always the Beer Barns with the double drive-through lanes!

In Ohio, they had these places where you could get your case of beer w/o even getting out of your CAR! Just drive through, and tell 'em what you want.

In the South, we call those "Beer Barns." In Oxford, MS, where my parents live (and home of Eli Manning's alma mater), they've had a warm beer ordinance for as long as I can remember, and it did nothing to curb DUI's because most of the people who got popped were either coming from a bar or a frat party. Even Eli was on frat row when he got pinched (for public drunkeness, not DUI).

It was just a pain in the ass mostly, except in winter, because it was always cold at the beer barn!

always got to love arrogant comments like this from elected officials.

said Alter, R-High Ridge. "Plus, I think it's a good idea whether or not other people do."

In Ohio, we still have "beer barns" but no more state stores. Viva freedom!

Starkville is the same--no cold beer. Used to have folks drive over to the Crossroads, just over the county line, to buy cold beer. Then they'd drive back to Starkville, drinking the cold beer.

Many folks would simply keep a cooler in their trunk. Buy beer; buy ice; put ice and beer in cooler. It's not exactly rocket science.

In Tennessee, we just make our own liquor. Warm or cold-- we dont care. Long as it makes our cousins look prettier.

In Columbus OH, there is a liquor store in a converted bank building that uses the drive through window for liquor sales.

As far as I know, all the liquor is warm when you buy it though.

Central Texas, small college town, dry county... closest alcohol is 25 minutes away. You tell me if warm beer is gonna make a difference!

Worse things could happen... hell, they wouldn't care!

Kath, sorry, I didn't mean "Central, Texas". Should have said "central Texas". The Daquiri Drive-Thru is in Killeen in Bell County

Tax my smokes, wiretap my phone in case Osama calls, raise my gas prices, but KEEP YOUR DAMN DIRTY HANDS OFF OF MY BEER!!

I was in a bar in Wyoming years ago that gave you "to go" cups at closing time.

@rho:

I lived in starkville til about 9 months ago, so I know exactly what you mean. The mayor actually couldn't fathom that people would drive to the next town (about 10 miles away) to buy cold beer.

About 6 months ago the new mayor lifted the restriction, so now you can buy cold beer in town. Oh, and did you know that campus is wet now?

All this, of course, right AFTER I graduated

Whatever.

I used to live in Missouri and it was actually a pretty nice place to raise a family, but ever since the Republicans have taken over, the entire state has turned to shit.

Oh yeah, it's so much better here in CA with the donks in charge of the houses.

Here's to hoping you now live near a short pier, Mike. Cheers.

I heard this on the news this morning. Appears the suggestion was made to the legislator by a 5th grade student. I don't think it has a chance to pass.

We have drive-thru liquor stores here in MO now - liquor and cold beer without getting out of the car.

Oh, and Mike, Missouri is a much better place to live since you left.

The terrorists have already won.

Yeah, I remember the Oxford law as well. When anyone passed a store that had a Coors truck in front of it, they would call their friends since the Coors trucks were refridgerated. Go in the store about half an hour after the truck arrived and the beer would still be cold.

PROHIBITION failed so what makes this idiot think this will work?

Chrees -- that's right, Coors is untreated and will spoil* at room temperature....so selling warm Coors is selling potentially dangerous spoiled Coors.

*of course, how could you tell?

Long as it makes our cousins look prettier.

LOL!

I live in Missouri. And this is the first I have heard of this law. It is unlikely to pass. I get my friday night 12 pack from the gas station across the street from my house. Living in the city which is home to the worlds largest brewery, I doubt that the folks would have the political will power to oppose AB. But St. Louis does have some quirky liquor control regulations. For instance, all cold 24 ounce beers must be purchased in lots of three. You cannot buy 2 "2x4's" and you cannot puchase 4 "2x4's". I am not sure why, but it is the rules. So maybe the state will get away with it. I hope not. Even in the freezer, it takes beer too long to cool.
CHOW

Hell, here in New Orleans & surrounding 'burbs, every bar has go-cups available. Though the bartender can be sent to the state pound-me-in-the-*** prison if you leave the bar with a bottle or can.

This proposal isn't about preventing DUI. It's about harassing alcohol sellers.