By Greg B. Today is the 75th anniversary of the US government repealing the 18th amendment by enacting the 21st amendment.  The prior essentially banned all intoxicating substances (with the exception of those used for religious purposes, of course) from being owned, sold, distributed, brewed, fermented, stored, moved or consumed and the later repealed it (though through a MAJOR error, homebrewing beer was also banned due to wording issues, until 1978.  This oversight was corrected by the US Congress) .  The ban, or prohibition, on alcohol went into effect Jan 29th, 1920 and was finally repealed Dec 5th, 1933 after 13 painful years.  So go out and celebrate your freedom to consume intoxicating beverages!  

The only real event that I know of is at Koopers Tavern in fells pt, starting at 6pm tonight.  $.05 beers from a firkin (room temp served beer in a wooden cask, usually about 9 gallons total).  It’s a nice place to eat and drink (they have some great burgers and some good wings), so give it a shot!  And if anyone knows of any other events for the day, please post below, I’ll be searching.

Happy repeal day!