From the Annals of Boozing —  In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified ending the era of Prohibition in America.  The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment but still allowed states  to enact their own laws regarding the possession or importation of “intoxicating liquors.”  Surprisingly, Utah was the 36th state to ratify the amendment which achieved the required  approval of three-fourths of the 48 states.  Pennsylvania and Ohio had ratified it earlier in the day.

Riley’s Tavern in Hunter claims to have been the first establishment to obtain a beer license after Prohibition ended.  Some of us are old enough to remember the “liquor by the drink” days when it was still illegal to sell mixed drinks in Texas.