Iowa Vote on Iowa Brewery Equality Bill (SF2091)

BrewHound · Post by **BrewHound** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:44 pm

TappedOut wrote:It's official!

Iowa Beer Equality Bill Signed into Law

Thank You for Supporting Craft Beer in Iowa
736 Pearl Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302 USA
+1.303.447.0816
+1.888.822.6273
www.BrewersAssociation.org

Dear Iowa Beer Activists,
Thanks to your support of SF 2088, The Iowa Beer Equality Bill, Iowans may now legally enjoy Iowa-brewed beers up to 12% alcohol by volume.
Thanks for taking time to support Iowa’s beer and brewing community.
The Support Your Local Brewery Team

Congratulations and thank you for supporting craft beer in Iowa.

I wish that people would stop spreading that as it is not 12% ABV it is 12%ABW. The two items are not the same thing, you would think that those who are representing the trade would know the difference.

Lower Case T · Post by **Lower Case T** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:49 pm

Good call Amigo

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 1:44 PM, BrewHound <brew-events@crbeernuts.org (brew-events@crbeernuts.org)> wrote:

TappedOut wrote: It's official!

Iowa Beer Equality Bill Signed into Law

Thank You for Supporting Craft Beer in Iowa
736 Pearl Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302 USA
+1.303.447.0816
+1.888.822.6273
www.BrewersAssociation.org

Dear Iowa Beer Activists,
Thanks to your support of SF 2088, The Iowa Beer Equality Bill, Iowans may now legally enjoy Iowa-brewed beers up to 12% alcohol by volume.
Thanks for taking time to support Iowa’s beer and brewing community.
The Support Your Local Brewery Team

Congratulations and thank you for supporting craft beer in Iowa.

I wish that people would stop spreading that as it is not 12% ABV it is 12%ABW. The two items are not the same thing, you would think that those who are representing the trade would know the difference.

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Prost!
Travis Scheidecker
Head Brewer
Third Base Brewery
500 Blairs Ferry Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Tel. 319-378-9090 Fax: 319-378-9697
http://twitter.com/3rdBaseBrewery

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BrewHound · Post by **BrewHound** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:10 pm

Tom, I will be hitting 3B at about 5PM.

TappedOut · Post by **TappedOut** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:19 pm

See you there.

You'd think the Brewers Assoc could tell the difference between ABV and ABW.

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Tom, I will be hitting 3B at about 5PM.

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Matt F · Post by **Matt F** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:27 pm

This is from John's Grocery:

The end of Iowa prohibition against high proof beer!

It finally happened! The state is getting out of the "high proof" beer business. Today, Governor Culver is set to sign SF 2088 which includes a provision that will put all beer up to 15% ABV in the hands of standard beer distributors. This opens up the market to hundreds of new brands and products and allows Iowa microbreweries to brew a wider variety of styles that traditionally contain more alcohol.

To celebrate the signing, we are offering a free 750ml bottle of Westmalle Dubbel with a $50 high proof beer purchase (offer valid until midnight on 3/10/2010). Pick up some great beer and have one on us to celebrate!

carrisr · Post by **carrisr** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:41 pm

Dang, I wish I had time to go down there tonight. I would expect we'll be seeing a lot of deals as everything high-proof on the shelves is now over-priced (not that it wasn't before, but the stores didn't have much choice). That is, I assume that these will also not be taxed extra like they are now. Might be a good time to stock up on Belgians etc.

Randy