found out today there is a law stopping scrap yards from buying CO2 (?) tanks

Originally Posted by Red

With reference to a keg belonging to the brewery, it doesn't. I scrapped one that i was given last month and had no problems. When you buy a keg of beer you put a deposit down that you get back if you bring the empty keg it back, if you don't than you basically bought the keg. the deposit is a lot more than the keg is worth as scrap for incentive to take it back since they refill them.

I am calling shenanigans. This is like saying I put a deposit down on my apartment, now I own it.

Read this article: Beer kegs become hot commodity for thieves - USATODAY.com



It specifically says:

Just a few years ago about 3% to 4% of brewer Sierra Nevada's kegs disappeared because of theft or other loss. Last year, the losses doubled, founder Ken Grossman says. The Chico, Calif.-based brewer owns approximately 180,000 kegs, and each costs $150 to replace.


and...
Approximately 300,000 kegs were stolen at a loss of $50 million in 2007, estimates the Washington-based Beer Institute. Approximately 10% of the 625 million gallons of beer annually sold in the USA is in kegs, which are owned by brewers.