Beer Nazi says:
"No Beersicles for you!" Aw, nuts! Just in time for summer, an Alexandria, Virginia restaurant is introducing Beer Popsicles, or as I like to call them when I make them, "Beersicles". But there's trouble:
"You're not supposed to call them "Beer" popsicles, but government regulators say that's what they are. Now, their investigators are trying to stop an Alexandria restaurant and bar from introducing the adult treats to their patrons.
Chef Frank Morales makes the popsicles by cooking the beer with bits of fruit and a liquid that he calls his secret ingredient.
'It's meant to be refreshing,' he says, 'It's not meant to be intoxicating.'"
One restaurant-goer says, "I think it's a great idea! It's refreshing and tasty. You can't go wrong with it."
But Alexandria's Alcoholic Beverage Control regulators say there's plenty wrong. They say beer popsicles are illegal because beer must be served directly from its original container or right from the tap."
Wait one minute here. Beersicles are illegal because they're not served in their original container? That's what I call a fundamentally flawed legal construct: beer is routinely served in vessels other than the keg or the original bottle/can. (Glasses of draft spring immediately to mind.) In all the bars I've researched over the years, I've yet to see any where the patrons belly up to the keg tap or suck back whiskey straight from the bottle. (Parties yes, bars no.) Basically the only difference between a Beersicle and a glass of draft is the glass and the consistency of the beer. So put the things in big glasses and Bob's yer uncle - legal Beersicles! Only don't call them "Beersicles", call them "Glasses of solid beer with sticks". Can't go wrong!
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"You're not supposed to call them "Beer" popsicles, but government regulators say that's what they are. Now, their investigators are trying to stop an Alexandria restaurant and bar from introducing the adult treats to their patrons.
Chef Frank Morales makes the popsicles by cooking the beer with bits of fruit and a liquid that he calls his secret ingredient.
'It's meant to be refreshing,' he says, 'It's not meant to be intoxicating.'"
One restaurant-goer says, "I think it's a great idea! It's refreshing and tasty. You can't go wrong with it."
But Alexandria's Alcoholic Beverage Control regulators say there's plenty wrong. They say beer popsicles are illegal because beer must be served directly from its original container or right from the tap."
Wait one minute here. Beersicles are illegal because they're not served in their original container? That's what I call a fundamentally flawed legal construct: beer is routinely served in vessels other than the keg or the original bottle/can. (Glasses of draft spring immediately to mind.) In all the bars I've researched over the years, I've yet to see any where the patrons belly up to the keg tap or suck back whiskey straight from the bottle. (Parties yes, bars no.) Basically the only difference between a Beersicle and a glass of draft is the glass and the consistency of the beer. So put the things in big glasses and Bob's yer uncle - legal Beersicles! Only don't call them "Beersicles", call them "Glasses of solid beer with sticks". Can't go wrong!
(from fark)
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