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Will State Bans on Four Loko Mean Road Trips to Buy the Drink?

November 15, 2010 at 11:56 AM | by | Comments (0)

Four Loko is making state authorities go loco. The malted alcoholic drink, nicknamed "blackout in a can," has already been banned in Michigan, Washington, Oklahoma and Utah, and now New York is next to ban it. It was announced yesterday that shipments to New York stores will end at the beginning of next month, meaning that Four Loko fanatics will have to road trip outside of the state to score some.

To decide whether or not Four Loko is even worth the hype and worth the travel to buy some, we strolled into our local bodega this weekend and sampled three flavors of the fruity drink: Orange Blend, Watermelon and Cranberry Lemonade. Only a sip of each was enough; these things taste nasty and the obvious answer is no, they are not worth the hype or road tripping to buy them over state lines like they're illegal fireworks or something.

Regardless, Four Loko is due to be in the headlines and on grocery lists for a while longer, as who can resist the sensationalism of a 23.5-ounce can of Four Loko that "contains the amount of alcohol in three cans of beer blended with the caffeine of three cups of coffee?" There's no caloric information on the cans, but online we learn that they are between 660-800 calories per can. Forget the alcohol; those numbers alone are scary.

If there's ones place where Four Loko may never be banned, it's Ohio. The drink was developed by alumni of Ohio State University, and Ohio sells the beverage with the full 12.5% alcohol by volume strength (versus other states, where it can be as low as 6%). It's made in Illinois, however, so we bet some Midwest field trips are in order. Don't drink and drive though, no matter how much caffeine is in a drink.

Check out this map of the banned states and when the bans actually begin.

[Photo: Jaunted]

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