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Why are 64-ounce beer growlers illegal?

By , Herald-Tribune
/ Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Tampa Bay Times has been doing more and more craft beer stories. Staff writer Tom Scherberger comes across as someone familiar with the industry.

A 64-ounce growler is filled in Maine in 2011. That size is illegal in Florida. (AP photo)

If you didn’t read it in today’s Herald-Tribune print Business section, Scherberger has written a good article about Florida’s antiquated beer laws that allow 32- and 128-ounce growlers, but not the standard 64-ounce size.

Opponents say 64-ounce growlers will promote over-drinking. But if that’s true, why are there no limits on wine or liquor bottles sizes? And why can you get a 128-ounce growler but not a growler that’s half that size? And why are breweries treated differently than wineries or distillers?

I recommend reading the full story:

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