Ohio liquor laws- was Re: [Sca-cooks] MY DAY IN CLASS

[Phlip]

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> When I went to college in Ohio, they sold 3.2 beer. In those days (far
> off and long gone *G*) many states, including my own, had a legal age
> for drinking of 18. Ohio was basically a 21 state, but 18-21 year olds,
> which I was, could get 3.2, so that was served on campus. I think that
> may have been what you could get on Sunday, too... though I'm not
> certain of that. I have no idea if it still sold, if it is still
> required, or anything - haven't been out there in a long time, and don't
> know their current law.

Well, It can get pretty confusing ;-)

When I first moved to Ohio, 18-21 year olds could get 3.2. That was also
what was sold on Sunday. Later, they allowed 18 year olds to drink anything,
then even later they changed the law so no one under 21 could get anything,
although the ones who had been able to drink were grandfathered in. At the
moment, 21 is the law everywhere, but you hafta look 24 to buy beer without
being carded, and you hafta look 30 to buy cigarettes without being carded,
although you can buy them at 18.

Just to make things interesting, you can now buy mixed drinks at some bars
on Sunday if they have the proper license, but not at others.

And, location counts. In Morgan county, most of the county is dry on a
township-by-township basis. You can, however, buy beer, wine, and low-ball
distilled spirits in the city of McConnlsville itself, while right across
the river in Malta (50 yards? You can buy any alcohol, but 100 yards further
on, you're in the township and can't buy anything.

Beer, wine, and low-ball distilled spirits can be bought at any carry out or
grocery store that has the license, but high grade distilled spirits can
only be bought at State liquor stores, and most (but not all) of them only
sell liquor- you hafta go somewhere else to get beer or wine. Makes life
interesting if you're stocking up for a party- particularly considering the
wide variety of quality you can get from one store to another.

Everclear can be gotten in Ohio, but you hafta work out a special deal with
the State Liquor Control Board and sign a paper saying you're not going to
drink it.

Also, our liquor stores and license bureaus tend to wander about, depending
on who won the last election. I used to call Tom, who's now our county
sheriff after every election to ask him where the State Store and the
License Bureau were going to be, shortly after every election ;-)

And, taxes are pretty high in Ohio. My family in Dayton would make road
trips every so often into Indiana to stock up their and their friends'
liquor cabinets at the cheaper prices.



Phlip

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