Fight brewing over beer cooler bill in Missouri Legislature | Advertiser-Tribune JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A fight is brewing in the Missouri Legislature over an unlikely topic — beer coolers. The measure, passed 18-14 Thursday in a tight vote in the state Senate, would allow breweries to lease coolers to grocers and other stores that sell beer. Sponsor Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Glendale, and supporters including St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch tout the bill as a way to boost the beer industry in Missouri and help drinkers by providing another option to bring more refrigeration space, and therefore more cold beer, to stores.

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