Utah's "Club" Laws Go Quiet
Utah's "Club" Laws Go Quiet
[ November 11, 2009 - 2:48pm ]
Visitors no longer need to become members of clubs and bars to get a drink
Holy Schneiderweiss! We hadn't heard this until just now, but it looks like Utah is now open for boozers -- er, for discerning folks of legal age who enjoy adult beverages now and then. Utah's legislature recently killed off the state's "private club" rules, which required anyone entering a bar or club to be a member of that establishment -- usually for a small fee. There were ways around it, of course. (Our favorite: When the doorman asks if you're a member, you say, "Oh, sure." Worked every time.) But it was largely seen as a hindrance to the nightlife in Utah's ski towns. Indeed, for years we've had to explain in our Utah coverage that yes, you can get a drink in the state, you just have to know the rules. But no more of that. Since July, state law has sanctioned making bars "public". We'll drink to that.
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Oh! I am sorry to learn this. The best anecdotes from one's ski trips to Utah was retelling one's tribulations circumventing Utah's convoluted and ridiculous drinking laws! After a week's ski trip, I confidently thought myself an expert. Killing a bit of time at the SLC airport waiting for the flight home, we went through the cafeteria line where I wanted a bottle of beer. The checker said I couldn't buy it without food. So I went back and picked up a package of crackers to go with my beer. The checker, annoyed, said, "I TOLD you you can't buy beer without food." With my most polite manner I pointed out my crackers, which I assumed she had just not noticed. Whereupon I learned a most fascinating Utahian "fact", when she replied, "Crackers aren't food!"