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Three two beer?

posted 11 years ago by kjharrison
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What is three two beer? Mason mentions that Bob Collins "shoved it in his face" and Tex mentions it to the hitchhiker.

In Oklahoma, they sell beer with a lower alcohol content-3.2%. That's why they call it that.

[–] hdacrwd 11 years ago

It was the same in Texas.

Only 3.2 alcohol content? That sucks! Can you buy stronger beer in Oklahoma or is it banned by some kind of strange law? Great movie btw..

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[–] Kevlar281 10 years ago

You can buy stronger beer in liquor stores in Oklahoma but it is sold warm. If you buy a cold beer in an Oklahoma convenient/liquor store it is going to be 3.2 abv.

I'm from Texas so I don't fully understand how it works but that's pretty much what I remember from last time I was up north.

[–] Falconeer 10 years ago

Ok, that kind of makes sense. They think that will stop someone from cracking open a beer before they get home, if it is warm. nobody wants to drink warm beer, right?

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[–] dustinandsheila 9 years ago

They have it in Minnesota, too, but they also sell regular full strength beer. Most of the places that sell 3.2 beer either don't have a license to sell "strong" beer, or sell it on Sundays. (You can't buy off-sale alcohol on Sundays in Minnesota, but you can in every bordering state.)

[–] johnny_burnaway 10 years ago

I always thought Tex's remark to the hitchhiker was a little strange. The hiker says he's headed for the state line and Tex says, "And all the 3.2 beer you can handle, right?" as though that was something you would make a special trip over the line for. It doesn't sound like anything special.

[–] dustinandsheila 8 years ago

I haven't seen this movie in decades, so I don't recall the context in which this was said. Was the comment laced with sarcasm, since 3.2 beer isn't a big deal?

They also may have lived in a dry county that didn't even sell 3.2, but the next county over the state line did sell it. I had relatives who lived in Texas near the Oklahoma border (around the time this film was made, actually) who lived in a dry county.

Did Oklahoma also have dry counties?