RE: [Mpls] Proposed growler ordinance

2004-01-30 Thread MJ Mueller
Mark Wilde wrote: Giving people the opportunity to go to a bar and buy beer and drive around with it is not going to reduce the number of drunk drivers. People are going to take these things to the park and the lake and the ball game. -- A 64 ounce g

[Mpls] Proposed growler ordinance

2004-01-30 Thread Mark Wilde
"I see growlers as a win-win situation for the City of Minneapolis and myself. I get to take home good quality, locally-made beer and the Minneapolis cops have one less potentially drunk driver on the road." Scott McGerik Minneapolis Giving people the opportunity to go to a bar and buy beer and

Re: [Mpls] Proposed growler ordinance

2004-01-29 Thread Scott McGerik
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Steve Brandt wrote: > Growlers typically are purchased by beer connoisseurs, rather than > college kids and street drunks. That's because the quality of the beer > is higher and they're more expensive. It seems to me that someone who > stays at a brewpub and drinks is more l

[Mpls] Proposed growler ordinance

2004-01-29 Thread Steve Brandt
Mark Wilde writes: Any policy that puts more alcohol in the > hands of people on the street is a bad idea in my > opinion. Even at the expense of my local brew pub. > > More alcohol in such a portable form will lead to more > drunk drivers and more cops on the streets trying to > stop them, and m

Re: [Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance

2004-01-29 Thread Barbara Lickness
oops forgot to sign Barb Lickness Whittier = "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance

2004-01-29 Thread Barbara Lickness
Just a couple of fun questions here: I know what a growler is, I would like to know how that became its name? Second: How do you keep those in the fridge? They sound kind of big. = "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the on

[Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance

2004-01-29 Thread Mark Wilde
"I was flabbergasted that they could bring home good tasting beer from the local brewpub whereas I could not. Scott McGerik" I appreciated Scott's post, but didn't really agree with it. Any policy that puts more alcohol in the hands of people on the street is a bad idea in my opinion. Even at t

RE: [Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance

2004-01-28 Thread Dan McGuire
EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance A 64-ounce container of home brew (in the case of Downtown's Rock Bottom Brewery). Good question, Jim! David Brauer Kingfield Growler of many sorts On Jan 28, 2004, at 5:35 PM, Jim Bernstein wrote: > Maybe I'm the

Re: [Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance

2004-01-28 Thread David Brauer
A 64-ounce container of home brew (in the case of Downtown's Rock Bottom Brewery). Good question, Jim! David Brauer Kingfield Growler of many sorts On Jan 28, 2004, at 5:35 PM, Jim Bernstein wrote: Maybe I'm the only one, but what the blank is a growler? Someone or something who growls, I get

RE: [Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance

2004-01-28 Thread Jim Bernstein
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott McGerik Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:27 PM To: Mpls Issues List Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance Thank you to those who replied off-list with a link to Councilme

[Mpls] Proposed Growler Ordinance

2004-01-28 Thread Scott McGerik
Thank you to those who replied off-list with a link to Councilmember Niziolek's proposed Growler Ordinance. I included a copy of the proposed ordinance at the end of this message. Why is this ordinance being proposed? How did the brewpubs, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery and Rock Bottom Restaurant