No way, this is a bad idea. This basically spits in the face of microbreweries Boulevard and Schlafly and any other microbrews that’ll come out in the near future. Why not hold a contest to see which is the best beer in missouri, and name that the official state beer? At least then it quality, not quantity that determines it.

No one has a problem with having a State flower, bird, tree, etc – because they are non-commercial. A State beer sounds a bit like an endorsement of one companies products over another, which gives most people pause.

But truthfully, if we are going to have a State beer, it should be Budweiser. They have the longest history, the most community involvement and also happen to be the largest beer producer in the country. Official or not, Budweiser is already the State beer.

Too Funny - I just noticed the time stamp on my post - Kurt, update the servers for daylight savings time!

hey Dan I had some Schlafly the other day and it was down right disgusting. Anheuser-Busch has a lot of great products. Try some of their seasonal brews you might change your attitude. Oh and by the way at least they are an American owned company unlike SAB Miller. SAB stands for South Africa Brewery, they bought Miller a few years back. Oh and now are buying Coors

State beer? Beer? Giggle. Snort. Sniffle.

I’m with Anonoman. I’m not seeing that what amounts to a commercial endorsement in any way compares to the state tree or the state bird. (Pop Quiz, ya’ll. Do you know what the state tree and the state bird are?) What’s next? The state pizza? The state automobile? Methinks our state legislators have too much time on their hands. Or misplaced priorities. Does any other state have a state beer, for crying out loud?!?

State bird bluebird. State tree: dogwood. Rock mozarkite. Mineral Galena. Fossil Pennsylvanian Period Delocrinus crinoid. Dinosaur Glenallen hadrosaur…. state animal…the mule… intelligent, stubborn, and impotent. Most of these are 5th or 6th grade civics projects. What 5th or 6th grader sponsored the beer bill?

I doubt we will ever have a state beer as long as Missouri has teetotalling conservative Christians, unless someone wants to start the 2nd Civil War. We’ve got too many state symbols as it is, and no commercial product should ever qualify, in any event. There probably is some constitutional statute or law against state endorsement of a particular commercial product made only by one company, anyway. I believe the official state grape is Norton — which is synonymous with a type of wine, however, many companies make that wine. Hey, why not make the collection of politicos in Jeff City the official state legislature?

Enough, already.

State beer? This is the most pressing issue in Jeff City these days? Who cares

I think this is a great idea!!! It will shame the Busch family into a committment to continue the St. Louis facility operations, even though it’s known to be less efficient and profitable than those more modern facilities operating in California and elsewhere. Although I don’t care for beer, I know that many St. Louisans are married to both the beverage and the brand. So why not give the product its due?

Oh, for God’s sake.

Our state legislature continues to march on relentlessly, giving greater meaning daily to what should be our State Song: “Send in the Clowns.” What will these knuckleheads come up with next? How about the state cigarette? As Missouri wants to honor tobacco growers by not taxing them, why not endorse Marlboro as our State Cancer Stick?

Or — considering where our economy and state profile in general appear to be headed, how about a State Toilet? I would advocate Toto, which makes really top-quality porcelain thrones.

Hey — I know — a State Trash Bag! I nominate the free ones Kirkwood has been giving out to its lucky citizens for years. Roomy, tough, and dependable!

Quick! What’s the State Antacid! Oh — gotta be Tums, right?

I repeat — Oh, for God’s sake……

Could we send these idiots home and try it without an active government for a while? I doubt that we’d miss anyone in Jefferson City not coming in to work for a year or two….

Why would we have sparkling rice water as our state beer?