Oklahoma liquor laws

[Bunty]

Agreed. I don't think they'll be beer caves.

JR's in Stillwater just stocked their new walk in beer cave. I had to ask for help in finding the beer I wanted in there. They look forward to turning on the cooling Oct. 1.

[Bunty]

I was wondering what the change in taxation percentages of low point beer (grocery) and regular beer (liquor) is. Will this be a significant revenue increase for the state?

It's gotta mean more revenue. But I bet plenty of people will be complaining about the higher prices of regular beer. For the time being, I imagine a lot of people are loving the reduced prices of low point beer in Wal-Mart. I guess beer companies are anxious to get rid of it.

[barrettd]

It's gotta mean more revenue. But I bet plenty of people will be complaining about the higher prices of regular beer. For the time being, I imagine a lot of people are loving the reduced prices of low point beer in Wal-Mart. I guess beer companies are anxious to get rid of it.

I shop at Grand Cru, so I'm already used to paying more for beer than almost anywhere else in the city

[barrettd]

JR's in Stillwater just stocked their new walk in beer cave. I had to ask for help in finding the beer I wanted in there. They look forward to turning on the cooling Oct. 1.

I haven't been inside the one at Grand Cru, but it just didn't look big enough to have customers milling about inside. John has disproven my theory, and I look forward to freezing my butt off while perusing the very cold beer in the cave.

[gopokes88]

I was wondering what the change in taxation percentages of low point beer (grocery) and regular beer (liquor) is. Will this be a significant revenue increase for the state?

It’s pennies. An extra $1,000,000 (maybe that much) is a rounding error against a $7 billion budget.

[bluedogok]

Most of the stores here in the Denver area with beer caves are large footprint stores, some up to almost 90,000 sf even with the one license per owner limit. One store has advertised 500 different beers in stock.

[Easy180]

Sorry if this has already been covered but does anyone know if taprooms will be able to sell higher point beer after 9? Just wondering if they can stay open later after the law goes into effect.

[euphjay]

Yes, I asked that very question last weekend at Stonecloud Brewery when they were kicking us all out at 9 pm. They said it will change on Oct 1 to be able to stay open later.

[sooner333]

Here is an article about changes coming to OU gamedays. Not sure how they’ll pull this off without mass confusion.

http://www.normantranscript.com/news...646907570.html

[jedicurt]

Here is an article about changes coming to OU gamedays. Not sure how they’ll pull this off without mass confusion.

http://www.normantranscript.com/news...646907570.html

same way the high point beer tents at norman music fest, ect have worked for a long time. yes the first game, there are going to be people who aren't going to understand why things changed... but groups have been having to do all of these things for awhile now... it's not like it's brand new... it's just now more people are all under the same enforcement.

[sooner333]

same way the high point beer tents at norman music fest, ect have worked for a long time. yes the first game, there are going to be people who aren't going to understand why things changed... but groups have been having to do all of these things for awhile now... it's not like it's brand new... it's just now more people are all under the same enforcement.

I’m definitely for the new laws as a whole and wouldn’t consider losing this element of campus corner and the gameday experience a dealbreaker (as years go by it’s less and less of that experience anyway). But I think it’s too bad that it’s changing.

[jedicurt]

I’m definitely for the new laws as a whole and wouldn’t consider losing this element of campus corner and the gameday experience a dealbreaker (as years go by it’s less and less of that experience anyway). But I think it’s too bad that it’s changing.

we just need to keep modernizing and allowing for cities and counties to be able to make some more judgments on their own... because then norman could eventually create an "open Container" zone for campus corner that could allow you to walk with high point beer, etc... but we are still a ways away from being able to make things like that happen

[jerrywall]

Festival zones. The State Fair, Bricktown, Campus Corner, plus more. I'm still not sure how H&8th and Heard on Hurd will work. Also, Pride?

[BoulderSooner]

Here is an article about changes coming to OU gamedays. Not sure how they’ll pull this off without mass confusion.

http://www.normantranscript.com/news...646907570.html

They really should keep it business as usual for the first 4 home games and promote/eductate the changes for the entire month of September.


This is one of the things the hopefully the legislature will address in the next session

[sooner333]

we just need to keep modernizing and allowing for cities and counties to be able to make some more judgments on their own... because then norman could eventually create an "open Container" zone for campus corner that could allow you to walk with high point beer, etc... but we are still a ways away from being able to make things like that happen

Norman is effectively an open container zone in the city. The issue is more about vendor enforcement so as not to lose their license rather than police enforcement. But yes, it would be nice if there could be exceptions to removing open containers from the point of sale. It’s part of what makes campus corner unique compared to other campus bar districts across the country.

[Bunty]

Liquor laws to impact Eskimo Joe's promos, operations - http://www.stwnewspress.com/news/liq...23534d370.html

[Bullbear]

it stated several times in that article about happy hours being permitted once this begins. I wasn't aware of that change.
anyone know what the new rule is for happy hour specials? I know before it was a no go completely.
( clearly I am more interested in a true happy hour special than a 3.2 beer bust )

[brianinok]

I looked for a while, but this thread is 68 pages long. Can anyone quickly bullet point what the new laws are going to do when w/r/t wine? It's pretty clear what's going on with beer because everyone is talking about it in the last few pages of this thread. Will we be able to buy wine in grocery stores? Will we be able to order wine online and ship it here? Will we be able to buy wine while visiting a winery, say in Sonoma CA or anywhere really, and have them ship it home to us here? Thanks!

[foodiefan]

. . not sure about shipping to home, but was in Sam's Club (39th/May) and one of their personnel showed me where the wine will be. . .back of the store between the cold food (West wall) and the seasonal. He reminded me no hard liquor (unlike Texas). . .but baby steps!!

[Bunty]

. . not sure about shipping to home, but was in Sam's Club (39th/May) and one of their personnel showed me where the wine will be. . .back of the store between the cold food (West wall) and the seasonal. He reminded me no hard liquor (unlike Texas). . .but baby steps!!

Getting rid of 3.2% beer is a huge thing. Liquor stores having walk in refrigerated beer caves is something else, too. Years ago letting liquor stores open during voting hours was a baby step.

This is no baby step!

[CCOKC]

I looked for a while, but this thread is 68 pages long. Can anyone quickly bullet point what the new laws are going to do when w/r/t wine? It's pretty clear what's going on with beer because everyone is talking about it in the last few pages of this thread. Will we be able to buy wine in grocery stores? Will we be able to order wine online and ship it here? Will we be able to buy wine while visiting a winery, say in Sonoma CA or anywhere really, and have them ship it home to us here? Thanks!

http://freethegrapes.org
According to this site wine will be legal to ship to Oklahoma next month.

[brianinok]

http://freethegrapes.org
According to this site wine will be legal to ship to Oklahoma next month.

Thanks! Not a lot of info there, but as it leaves open regulations, permits etc., but it sure looks like we will be open to shipments next month. If so, that's great!

[Johnb911]

Getting rid of 3.2% beer is a huge thing. Liquor stores having walk in refrigerated beer caves is something else, too. Years ago letting liquor stores open during voting hours was a baby step.

This is no baby step!

Is that a Walmart issue or an everywhere issue?

[barrettd]

Grand Cru just posted to their Facebook page they'll have full strength Miller/Coors/etc starting today.

[LakeEffect]

I looked for a while, but this thread is 68 pages long. Can anyone quickly bullet point what the new laws are going to do when w/r/t wine? It's pretty clear what's going on with beer because everyone is talking about it in the last few pages of this thread. Will we be able to buy wine in grocery stores? Will we be able to order wine online and ship it here? Will we be able to buy wine while visiting a winery, say in Sonoma CA or anywhere really, and have them ship it home to us here? Thanks!

We're members of a winery's club in Upstate New York, and have been since Nov 2017. We receive shipments already. They said it's legal.