Straight out of the Ridiculously Stupid Department today: Tennessee will begin universal carding on beer sales as a matter of law. According to the TimesNews.net, no matter if you’re twenty-one or ninety-one, if you want beer, you will be carded.

Beginning July 1, Tennessee will be the first state in the nation to require universal carding for purchases of beer for off-premises consumption. The legislation will not affect the sale of wine and liquor, monitored by the office of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or beer sales in restaurants and clubs.

The Tennessee Responsible Vendor Act—passed the General Assembly last year—is hailed by proponents as an innovative and strong step in the fight against underage drinking. The legislation will expire in July of 2008, giving law makers and vendors an opportunity to review the process.

If you look underage in anyway at Bruisin’ Ales, you will be carded, no question. We believe in that; we’ve been careful; and, we’ve been tested by the ALE (which, frankly, was indeed a heart-stopping experience). But tell us, please, how carding the dude above is “an innovative and strong step in the fight against underage drinking.”

Source: Tri-Cities Tennessee