Malt Liquor Banned In Utah Grocery Stores Thanks To Mormon Fucks; Morons!

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's supply of flavored
malt beverages will likely be exhausted in a few weeks as manufacturers
decide whether to comply with labeling rules intended to make it clear
the products contain alcohol.

Utah has some of the strictest
liquor laws in the country, a byproduct of its large Mormon population.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints counsels members not to
drink alcohol, and the church is highly influential among state
lawmakers on alcohol policy.

On Wednesday, Utah will be the only
state to ban the sale of fruity alcoholic drinks at grocery stores and
convenience stores in an effort to keep them from minors. Those drinks
also must have new state-approved labels on the front of the product
that contain capitalized letters in bold type telling consumers the
drinks contain alcohol and at what percentage.

So far, no new
labels have been approved. Utah Department of Alcholic Beverage Control
spokeswoman Sharon Mackay said the state's limited supply of those
drinks will likely be gone in a few weeks.

Flavored malt
beverages are already sold in state liquor stores, but they have a
higher alcohol content than what has been allowed in grocery stores.
They also have the same labels found in the rest of the country.

Some manufacturers have already decided it's not worth it to produce new labels just for Utah.

"Thanks
to the Legislature, Smirnoff Ice is no longer available in Utah," said
Zsoka McDonald, spokeswoman for Diageo, one of the world's largest
multinational beer, wine and spirits firms. "It's just not cost
effective."

Mackay said the department won't reorder any of the
flavored malt beverages it has in stock until manufacturers comply with
new labeling requirements.

"Many manufacturers, frankly, have
not decided whether it's worth carrying the product to make changes on
the labels," Mackay said. "It's anybody's guess which ones will be
carried."

Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman said banning products
like Zima, Smirnoff Ice and Seagram's Fuzzy Navel from grocery stores
would harm Utah's image, but agreed to it in exchange for increasing
the amount of liquor allowed in shots and standard cocktails to 1.5
ounces, up from 1 ounce.

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