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Utah bans mini-kegs of beer

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Utah’s laws on drinking and alcohol are, in a word, tough. In restaurants, for example, it’s illegal to prepare drinks in the view of customers, which explains why some orders get filled in storage areas or even in freezers.

And now a new state law will mean the end of the ‘Chubby.’

A Utah brewery is mourning the demise this fall of its mini-keg, dubbed the Chubby, which can hold as much beer as 14 12-ounce bottles. The Chubby, which made its debut in February, will be banned beginning Oct. 1. Regular beer kegs are already banned, except for authorized beer retailers.

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Who is to blame for the Chubby’s death? The Legislature.

Lawmakers, many of whom belong to the alcohol-eschewing Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have passed a number of measures intended to curb residents’ drinking, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Among them: outlawing any alcohol container of 5 liters or more. That spelled the end of the 5-liter Chubby, made by Squatters and Wasatch Brewery.

Memorial services are ongoing at your neighborhood pub.

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