Missouri has their own Reinheitsgebot?

[codewritinfool]

Ingredients of beer--intoxicating malt liquor.

311.490. No person, partnership or corporation engaged in the brewing, manufacture or sale of beer as defined, in this chapter, or other intoxicating malt liquor, shall use in the manufacture or brewing thereof, or shall sell any such beer or other intoxicating malt liquor which contains any substance, material or chemical other than pure hops, or pure extract of hops, or pure barley malt, or other wholesome grains or cereals, or wholesome yeast and pure water. (RSMo 1939 § 4921)

Looks like it is time to shut down the girly raspberry wheats around here.

[Big Chooch]

or other wholesome grains or cereals

Of course they needed to add the "AB provision". BTW, what about all of those stupid "energy-drink" hybrid beers that AB has been churning out lately? Exempted?

[beer_bear]

The energy drinks don't count because they are the end result of drinking too much beer. They just take the urine samples and add Red Bull to it. That way they are just "recycling" used product.

[codewritinfool]

Oh no - apparently Missouri has a new bill that would change the definition...

From The Columbia Daily Tribune:

The new definitions of beer tacked onto the bill would remove state provisions that define the beverage as an "intoxicating malt liquor" made of "pure hops, or pure extract of hops, or pure barley malt, or other wholesome grains or cereals, or wholesome yeast and pure water."

The new definition would require beer to be brewed from "malt or malt substitute, which only includes rice, grain of any kind, bean, glucose, sugar and molasses." It would allow "honey, fruit, fruit juices, fruit concentrate, herbs, spices, and other food materials" to also be included for taste.

The Senate already has approved the wine-tasting provisions, but because of the new beer definition added on, senators must either accept the House’s change or negotiate on their different versions in a conference committee.

Lawmakers have until May 12 to pass legislation this session.

http://www.senate.mo.gov/06info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=134

I'm crushed.

[KC-Dave]

I found these other stupid Missouri laws on the books...

http://stlouis.about.com/cs/governmentc ... zylaws.htm

[Triple Freak]

Sounds like the good 'ole boy kickback system is alive & well.

[KC-Dave]

It passed.

The House has approved a bill that adopts the federal definition for beer as part of a measure that would allow students attending one of the 28 university or college and culinary arts programs in the state to taste wine as long as they don't swallow it.

Rep. Bob Johnson, R-Lee's Summit, said knowing about different types of wines is important for students learning about food preparation so they can learn to combine dishes with the right type of wine - a lesson best learned through actual tasting.

Students 18 and older would be allowed to sip the wine as long as they spit it out afterward. Apparently no mention was made of cooking with beer.

The new definitions of beer tacked onto the bill would remove state provisions that define the beverage as an "intoxicating malt liquor" made of "pure hops, or pure extract of hops, or pure barley malt, or other wholesome grains or cereals, or wholesome yeast and pure water."

The new definition would require beer to be brewed from "malt or malt substitute, which only includes rice, grain of any kind, bean, glucose, sugar and molasses." It would allow "honey, fruit, fruit juices, fruit concentrate, herbs, spices, and other food materials" to also be included for taste.