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| (...) Wow, crazy. In the last couple years (a budding tradition), Christmas doesn't even start until Costco has packs of rum candies. ;) I guess that's the kind of immoral, corrupting behavior you get when you marry into a Dutch family. <grin, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Brown writes: I guess that's the kind (...) hurrah for immoral and corrupting!!! ;> (...) From what I understand- you can make wine and beer as long as you don't sell it- that's a tax thing. I don't think you are (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'd have to disagree with this, only because of all the Micro-Brewerys in Wisconsin, they make and sell alcoholic beverages. Maybe you need some type of license to do this.. I'm not sure.. I'd have to ask my brother who is a Master Brewer at a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) As long as you get your licenses and pay your taxes you can sell the alcohol you brew. Down here in North Carolina, we read several times a year about the revenuers busting someone who has a garage still. One year there was even an article (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) sell (...) into (...) you (...) I think I should have clarified that private citizens can't sell alcohol unless uncle sam gets his cut.- You have to have some kind of license. Chris (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Also, I think that much of the Midwest would empty out if somehow you couldn't make booze--it's a fine tradition where I grew up, since the winters are so cold you're pretty much restricted to carnality and alcoholism (and, in East Lansing, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Right. You need licenses (federal, state & possibly local), a bond, a bonded warehouse or area, zoning, etc, etc. The legal hurdles are not small. Then you have to remit the appropriate taxes ON WHAT YOU FERMENT, not just on what you sell. If (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Who? The revenooers or the distillers? (speaking of the carolinas, I ALMOST bought a tee shirt today that said: "Barney Fife: the very mention of his name makes criminals quake"... but I'm not too big on tees... or should I say I'm too big FOR (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38487BC5.F5CFA25E@v...er.net>... (...) Both. I think the conversations went along the lines of: "I'm sorry Mr. Smith, you know the rules, we're going to have to bust up all your equipment." "I know, well, it was (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Hmm. I bet there's some legal restrictions about shipping acohol-based foods across state lines. Steve (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Just pack them inside an automatic firearm, and nobody will ever know. LFB (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) you (...) foods (...) For that well-oiled flavour? <shudder> James (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Aw, man.. That _sucks_. Not even cherry bon-bons? (...) Well, yeah, but booze _does_ taste yummy ;) When handled properly. Cherry+Kirsch filled candies, rum with your raisin cakes, and single malts pure (and _never_ on the rocks). (...) That (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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