On Tuesday, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed SB132 into law, lifting the state’s cap on grocery and convenience store beer from 3.2 percent to 4 percent alcohol by weight.
The change, made in response to the declining availability of 3.2 beer in the market, maintains Utah’s position as having one of the lowest alcohol content limits in the nation. And its incremental approach divided the state’s brewing community, leading to a boycott of a prominent local beer maker by several bars.
On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk," Tribune reporter Kathy Stephenson joins Benjamin Wood to discuss the latest change to Utah’s liquor laws, and the industry fallout it prompted in the state.
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