Port of Galveston Question

[texaskstar]

What kind of beer does the ship sell while in port at Galveston?  I know they can only sell Texas liquor while in port, but didn’t know if that applied to beer as well?

[wordell1]

Get the Shiner

[ZBrady]

Found this online from February on Adventure 

[DoomSlayer]

They can sell any liquor they want while in port and Texas waters, not just Texas liquor.  The law / rule is that they can only sell liquor that was bought from a Texas distributor and has Texas tax stamps while in Texas waters.  They can sell Mexican Taquila in Texas waters, for example, as long as it was bought through a Texas distributor and has a Texas stamp.  Having said that, they effectively have two liquor cabinets for ships homeported in Galveston, one for liquor and beer they bought from a Texas distributor, and another cabinet for liquor and beer they bought from another distributor / wholesaler.  When the ship leaves port and reaches international waters, they lock up all the liquor and beer with Texas stamps and bring out the other liquor and beer.

[texaskstar]

19 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said:

They can sell any liquor they want while in port and Texas waters, not just Texas liquor.  The law / rule is that they can only sell liquor that was bought from a Texas distributor and has Texas tax stamps while in Texas waters.  They can sell Mexican Taquila in Texas waters, for example, as long as it was bought through a Texas distributor and has a Texas stamp.  Having said that, they effectively have two liquor cabinets for ships homeported in Galveston, one for liquor and beer they bought from a Texas distributor, and another cabinet for liquor and beer they bought from another distributor / wholesaler.  When the ship leaves port and reaches international waters, they lock up all the liquor and beer with Texas stamps and bring out the other liquor and beer.

Thank you kindly.  This was exactly the answer I was looking for.