Comments on: BEER LAW – pending legislation to allow full-strength beer sales in supermarkets http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/2009/01/12/beer-law-colorado-supermarkets/ Drink craft beer. You've earned it! Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tiffany http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/2009/01/12/beer-law-colorado-supermarkets/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Tiffany Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:56:40 +0000 http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/?p=995#comment-1369 So, will liquor stores be able to sell food now so that they can have other revenue streams other than beer. Convience stores and grocery stores have food revenue that they depend on, liquor stores can only sell alcohol. I would say that would become a complete disadvantange to liquor stores. They depend only on Liquor revenue, nothing else. Why does nobody understand that!!! State liquor laws state that there has to be a certain distance between liquor stores. Most liquor stores that are in a grocery store anchor are within that distance, so by law, grocery stores would not be able to get a full strength liquor license. What about that? And.....with the economy the way it is do we really want to see more people lose there jobs. The liquor stores will have to lose employees (and they will lose there benefits)but the grocery stores will not be hiring additional employees. Do we really want to see more empty retail space??? Other states that have been selling liquor in the grocery stores have been doing it for a very long time. The liquor stores that survive in these states sell many other products in there stores that Colorado liquor stores are unable to sell because of state liquor laws. Stand up for the small business owners in Colorado not the huge grocery store chains! This is not the time!!!! So, will liquor stores be able to sell food now so that they can have other revenue streams other than beer. Convience stores and grocery stores have food revenue that they depend on, liquor stores can only sell alcohol. I would say that would become a complete disadvantange to liquor stores. They depend only on Liquor revenue, nothing else. Why does nobody understand that!!! State liquor laws state that there has to be a certain distance between liquor stores. Most liquor stores that are in a grocery store anchor are within that distance, so by law, grocery stores would not be able to get a full strength liquor license. What about that?

And…..with the economy the way it is do we really want to see more people lose there jobs. The liquor stores will have to lose employees (and they will lose there benefits)but the grocery stores will not be hiring additional employees. Do we really want to see more empty retail space???

Other states that have been selling liquor in the grocery stores have been doing it for a very long time. The liquor stores that survive in these states sell many other products in there stores that Colorado liquor stores are unable to sell because of state liquor laws.

Stand up for the small business owners in Colorado not the huge grocery store chains!

This is not the time!!!!

]]> By: Jason http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/2009/01/12/beer-law-colorado-supermarkets/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Jason Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:01:40 +0000 http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/?p=995#comment-1189 You know, it's funny. I am a Colorado resident who just took a month-long trip to Southern California. The grocery stores there can sell all manner of liquor, beer, and wine. I shopped at a Whole Foods that had the most amazing wine selection I've ever seen outside of somewhere like Liquor Mart in Boulder. You can even go to Sam's Club or Costco and buy cases of vodka. And you know what? There are still PLENTY of liquor stores. You still see them on every corner, in every mini-mall, just like you do here. They seem to be doing just fine with the increased competition from grocery stores. If California's retailers can handle it, why can't Colorado's? You know, it’s funny. I am a Colorado resident who just took a month-long trip to Southern California.

The grocery stores there can sell all manner of liquor, beer, and wine. I shopped at a Whole Foods that had the most amazing wine selection I’ve ever seen outside of somewhere like Liquor Mart in Boulder. You can even go to Sam’s Club or Costco and buy cases of vodka.

And you know what? There are still PLENTY of liquor stores. You still see them on every corner, in every mini-mall, just like you do here. They seem to be doing just fine with the increased competition from grocery stores. If California’s retailers can handle it, why can’t Colorado’s?

]]> By: D. J. http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/2009/01/12/beer-law-colorado-supermarkets/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 D. J. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:42:07 +0000 http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/?p=995#comment-1187 It will put most small stores out of business. Sunday sales at most small stores has not increased revenue for the store. It just made for a longer week to keep the same amount of revenue coming in. I think it would be better to take beer sales out of grocery chains and convience stores and leave it to the liquor stores that actually take pride in keeping alcohol out of the minors hands. It will put most small stores out of business.
Sunday sales at most small stores has not increased revenue for the store. It just made for a longer week to keep the same amount of revenue coming in. I think it would be better to
take beer sales out of grocery chains and convience stores and leave it to the liquor stores that actually take pride in keeping alcohol out of the minors hands.

]]> By: Sean-o http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/2009/01/12/beer-law-colorado-supermarkets/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 Sean-o Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:16:51 +0000 http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/?p=995#comment-1180 Here's an additional story on the same topic <a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090125/NEWS/901249895/1002/ rel="nofollow">link to article</a> Full-strength beer by the numbers 1,700: Grocery and convenience stores that sell 3.2 beer in Colorado 1,600: Liquor stores in Colorado 65-70: Percent of liquor stores sales that are beer 200: Safeway stores in Colorado 4.8: Average number of employees per liquor store in Colorado 19: Percent increase in sales of beer at liquor stores in Colorado since Sunday sales of alcohol were instituted 16: Percent decrease in sales of beer at grocery stores in Colorado since Sunday sales of alcohol were instituted. 60: Percent decrease in sales of beer at grocery stores in Colorado since Sunday sales of alcohol were instituted according to grocery store spokesman. Here’s an additional story on the same topic

link to article

Full-strength beer by the numbers
1,700: Grocery and convenience stores that sell 3.2 beer in Colorado

1,600: Liquor stores in Colorado

65-70: Percent of liquor stores sales that are beer

200: Safeway stores in Colorado

4.8: Average number of employees per liquor store in Colorado

19: Percent increase in sales of beer at liquor stores in Colorado since Sunday sales of alcohol were instituted

16: Percent decrease in sales of beer at grocery stores in Colorado since Sunday sales of alcohol were instituted.

60: Percent decrease in sales of beer at grocery stores in Colorado since Sunday sales of alcohol were instituted according to grocery store spokesman.

]]> By: Sean-o http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/2009/01/12/beer-law-colorado-supermarkets/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 Sean-o Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:05:47 +0000 http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/?p=995#comment-1155 Here is an additional story that I found: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/12/battle-brewing-over-bid-to-end-32-sales/ Interesting Notes: * Aside from Colorado, five other states have rules governing sales of 3.2 beer: Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Utah. * Ironically, 3.2 beer is not much different from many regular domestic lagers on liquor store shelves. The alcohol content of regular beers is measured by volume, while with 3.2 beers it's measured by weight. * Coors Light and Bud Light, for example, have an alcohol content of 4.2 percent by volume, according to Realbeer.com. If 3.2 beer was measured the same way, its alcohol content would be listed at 4 percent. * The state had banned Sunday liquor sales since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. Sean Here is an additional story that I found:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/12/battle-brewing-over-bid-to-end-32-sales/

Interesting Notes:

* Aside from Colorado, five other states have rules governing sales of 3.2 beer: Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Utah.

* Ironically, 3.2 beer is not much different from many regular domestic lagers on liquor store shelves. The alcohol content of regular beers is measured by volume, while with 3.2 beers it’s measured by weight.

* Coors Light and Bud Light, for example, have an alcohol content of 4.2 percent by volume, according to Realbeer.com. If 3.2 beer was measured the same way, its alcohol content would be listed at 4 percent.

* The state had banned Sunday liquor sales since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933.

Sean

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