Radley Balko | July 15, 2008
Last summer,
I posted on
the travails of Rustico, a great little restaurant in
Alexandria, Virginia trying to get the okay from state alcohol
regulators to put frozen beer on a stick on its menu.
Virginia had an old law on the books stating that alcohol must be
either served in its original container or immediately after
pouring. After a year of negotiation, the "hopsicle" returned
to Rustico earlier this month. There's
also now a bill pending in the state legislature cementing the
legal status of the frozen treat.
I had one last night. It was the cherry-flavored pop you see above, made from a Belgian kriek. Very, very tasty.
Also taking effect this month in Virginia: a bill legalizing sangria. That drink was also banned in the commonwealth, due to a post-Prohibition law banning any drink that mixes spirits, wine, or beer. The law technically outlawed martinis and boilermakers, too.
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