Hu Flung Dung
06-02-04, 08:35 AM
check this out.....now we will be able to get Chimay (and others) in Atlanta!! ching!
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Convinced the move will boost tourism, the Senate gave final passage
>Thursday to legislation allowing the sale of trendy beers with higher
>alcohol content.
>
>The bill, which was approved 37-7, allows alcohol content as high as 14
>percent. Currently, Georgia law limits alcohol content in beer to 6
>percent.
>
>The beers that are central to the bill are primarily made in Germany,
>Belgium and the Czech Republic, though some come from microbreweries in the
>United States. Some are made only once a year and their origins can be
>traced to European religious orders. They generally cost $3.50 to $6 for a
>pint bottle, though some can be priced at almost $20.
>
>"They are like the fine wines of beer," said Senate Minority Leader Michael
>Meyer Von Bremen (D-Albany). "This is probably going to allow your German
>restaurants, your French restaurants, your Czech restaurants to offer more
>[beer] selections. It's good for tourism."
>
>The measure will become law if Gov. Sonny Perdue signs it. Derrick Dickey,
>a spokesman for Perdue, said that "unless a bill is part of the governor's
>agenda we're not going to give comment on signage until the appropriate
>time."
>
>According to industry reports, 38 states and the District of Columbia
>already permit these gourmet beers.
>
>Meyer Von Bremen said that because of the cost, there was little likelihood
>that underage drinkers would try to buy these beers. "These are not going
>to be the beers your teenager is going to run out and grab," he said.
>
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Convinced the move will boost tourism, the Senate gave final passage
>Thursday to legislation allowing the sale of trendy beers with higher
>alcohol content.
>
>The bill, which was approved 37-7, allows alcohol content as high as 14
>percent. Currently, Georgia law limits alcohol content in beer to 6
>percent.
>
>The beers that are central to the bill are primarily made in Germany,
>Belgium and the Czech Republic, though some come from microbreweries in the
>United States. Some are made only once a year and their origins can be
>traced to European religious orders. They generally cost $3.50 to $6 for a
>pint bottle, though some can be priced at almost $20.
>
>"They are like the fine wines of beer," said Senate Minority Leader Michael
>Meyer Von Bremen (D-Albany). "This is probably going to allow your German
>restaurants, your French restaurants, your Czech restaurants to offer more
>[beer] selections. It's good for tourism."
>
>The measure will become law if Gov. Sonny Perdue signs it. Derrick Dickey,
>a spokesman for Perdue, said that "unless a bill is part of the governor's
>agenda we're not going to give comment on signage until the appropriate
>time."
>
>According to industry reports, 38 states and the District of Columbia
>already permit these gourmet beers.
>
>Meyer Von Bremen said that because of the cost, there was little likelihood
>that underage drinkers would try to buy these beers. "These are not going
>to be the beers your teenager is going to run out and grab," he said.
>