Dry Counties

[Titchou]

We couldn't have draft beer in Alabama unless the county population was over a certain percentage of German heritage. Three counties qualified but two of them were dry. The one that could have it was Mobile county on the coast. So we used to hit the MS state line for it. They always managed to have kegs at frat parties.

[aephi alum]

Dry counties are a foreign concept up here in CT, but dry towns are not. The town next to mine was "damp" until a couple of years ago (restaurants could get liquor licenses, but supermarkets could not sell alcohol, and no liquor stores were allowed) - then they went "wet" and a wine store immediately popped up.

I grew up in NY where supermarkets can sell beer only. I went to school in MA where alcohol is only sold in package stores. Then I moved to CT, where, again, supermarkets can sell beer only - only package stores can sell wine and hard liquor.

I was quite surprised when I went into a supermarket in VA and saw wine for sale, and I was again surprised when I went into a CVS in IL and saw a full selection of booze, including hard liquor.

BTW, CT was the last state in the US to legalize liquor sales on Sundays. Damn Puritans

[MaryPoppins]

Yes, John, tell us what you really think.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by MaryPoppins

Yes, John, tell us what you really think.

That one doesn't have much of a filter on him, does he?

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

That one doesn't have much of a filter on him, does he?

Nope. You can tell he is a NOLA boy, right?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

This does happen in the North, too. Gasp! My county was dry on Sunday, except for some weird loophole in this old law that resulted in "fermented" beverages being banned, but "distilled" beverages were OK. Until the voters repealed this law about 5 years ago, you could buy hard liquor and get a mixed drink on Sunday, but you couldn't purchase beer or wine.

Some towns in the county are still dry...all the time. This keeps popping up on the local ballots; it's always fun to see how the votes go on the TV reports. These always get special mention.

I had no idea there were such things in our state!

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I had no idea there were such things in our state!

You've just got to drive a few miles, AGDee!



Blue = Wet
Yellow = Mixed
Red = Dry

What's up with that one county in South Dakota? There's got to be a story there. I also have no idea why LA and WV are gray.

[IrishLake]

I'm wondering if "mixed" means there may be a dry town or township in that county?

[Sciencewoman]

Here's where I got it from. Check out Kentucky: it has counties that are "moist." I really have no idea what that means!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._by_U.S._state

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Here's where I got it from. Check out Kentucky: it has counties that are "moist." I really have no idea what that means!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._by_U.S._state

"Moist" means that the county is dry but a city within the county is not.

Historically, county folk tended to vote “dry” while city folk tended to vote "wet". The county almost always had more voters so many small towns and counties remained dry. There is a fairly new law (within the last year or so) that allows Kentucky’s “cities” to vote on off-sale within the city limits - and only residents of the city may vote on the wet/dry referendum.

[amIblue?]

That makes sense on the mixed.