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Stronger Beer in Utah Weakens Sales in Border Communities

Stronger Beer in Utah Weakens Sales in Border Communities

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Businesses in communities bordering Utah say the state’s new and stronger beer allowances have hurt sales. The beer sales have dropped about 20% to 30% in Utah-bordering communities in Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Colorado, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. The drop in sales came after […]

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Utah liquor stores to pour cases of beer down the drain

Utah liquor stores to pour cases of beer down the drain

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials at Utah’s state-owned liquor stores say they’re going to dump out lower-alcohol beer left after a new state law allowing the private sale of stronger brews goes into effect. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Utah long prohibited grocery and convenience stores from selling beer stronger than […]

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More lenient state laws could chill low-alcohol beer market

More lenient state laws could chill low-alcohol beer market

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Beer snobs are raising their mugs to a stronger brew in three states that once forbade grocers from selling anything but low-alcohol brands, and the changes could indirectly chill the industry in two others where such regulations remain. Until October, Oklahoma grocery and convenience stores could […]

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