[dlihcsnatas]

And it's no, nay, never
No, nay, never, no more,
Will I play the rover
No never, no more...... Yeah Right! the day they plant me six feet under!

As I drink away me life in Texas on some home brewed stout I noticed I never got around to introductions.

I am a bit hard core when it comes to the restrictive laws on brewing ecspecially in Texas. Can I get a beer?!?!?!? There are so many laws preventing brewing, selling, and just all around drinking it almost feels like I live in the 1930's and am a bootlegger. Naturally I don't sale, yeah you heard me right TABC!!! I don't sale so get off me!!!
I believe everyone is intitled to a bit of the brew. I GIVE IT AWAY!
Me and the lads get a bit snocked on the weekends and I have even set up a couple of them on thier way to the wonderous world of making thier own since Texas is very restrictive and wants to tax the livin daylights out of it.

OK I am babbling... Too many of my stouts. Not a bad thing mind you.

Brew your own the way you like it best. I like mine stout, strong, and bitter. After about 50 ounces I don't care that we have far to many lawyers and laws to take out the fun.

Brew, drink, party on Saturday, all is well!

[jason]

Greetings and salutations. What is the best stout you created so far? so you like Irish folk music too?

[dlihcsnatas]

As for best stout, not sure which one has been my all time best but I have made plenty that didn't last long in the fridge. Then there have been a couple that something somewhere went a stray and they had a very off flavor and unfortunatily (tear in eye) had to be poured out.

I do like Irish folk old and new. There are some newer bands most from U.S. going with a more rock version of the irish stylings that are very good too. But yep I do like the sounds and the brews of Ireland.

Never been out of the U.S. myself, but keep hoping one day my ship will come in and I can travel many areas that I would like to see before I die. Ireland being one of them, but also England, Scotland, Norway, and Belgium. Partly because my ansestors came from these areas and also they are areas with many wonderous sites to see and festivals to experience and OK lots of really good brews that I have yet to try.

[dj_van_gilder]

I hear that about the Texas laws. I got currious one day about what the laws where regarding microbreweries and I downloaded a copy of them. I gave up about half way through reading the huge thing.

[dlihcsnatas]

Originally Posted by dj_van_gilder

I hear that about the Texas laws. I got currious one day about what the laws where regarding microbreweries and I downloaded a copy of them. I gave up about half way through reading the huge thing.

Hey a fellow Texan.

So you downloaded the jibberish offered on the TABC web site, did that too and actually read the whole thing. Took several days to do because I kept falling asleep. If you really want some fun download the application. To half way understand the application you have to download an instructional PDF that is yet another wonderful novel on how to fill the stupid thing out.

In reading all the laws I do feel that I have a better understanding but yet somehow can not say I really know the laws very well since in some areas they seem to contridict each other and be loaded down with generalizations. Here is a good one that obviously is not inforced... If you bring more than 24-12 oz bottles into an area where alcohol sale is prohibited (dry area) then you can be considered transporting alcohol with the intent to sale. I live in a dry area so guess I can't go buy a 30 pack and bring it home.

If you really want to really get confused read the section on alcohol sales on a sunday. Can't buy anything considered distilled spirits at all but can buy beer and wine after noon unless at a resturant in an area that allows the sale before noon but returant must sale me a meal before I can get a brew and this can not take place before 10:30.

To break it down here is how Texas Alcohol laws work. Federal Goverment laws come first, then the state has made laws to restrict some of what the US has said. Now the counties can modify or rather add on thier own laws to restrict alcohol even farther. Then there are cities and towns that have the right to even add on more restrictions and laws. So while the the US says Alcohol is OK to make and sale, the state of Texas says there is a "three tier system" that restricts sale and don't forget the odd times for sale too. Counties can step in and restrict certain types of alcohol or cancel the ability to sale alcohol all together. But if a county will allow the sale of alcohol the city/town can over ride that and say they do not want certain types of alchohol or any alcohol being sold in thier area. This is why I can go into a store around the Dallas area and can't buy beer at all but drive 2 blocks to another town/subdivision and buy a bottle of Jack Daniels. Go figure that out.

[dj_van_gilder]

It seems like a lot of states in the ol' Bible belt have crazy laws like that regarding alcohol. I worked for Mr. G's beverage for 2 years so I'm familiar with the serving side of the law. I had to take a day long class to get my alcohol certification, so that I could even sell the stuff.