At Wednesday's meeting, the commission delayed until next month a decision on a new rule that would take flavored malt beverages known as "alcoholpops" out of supermarkets and allow them to be sold only in state liquor stores.

Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and other critics have pushed for the move, saying the sweet, beer-based beverages flavored with liquor extracts, like Mike's Hard Lemonade, are intended to appeal to underage drinkers.

Commissioners decided to wait until November to vote, though, because the final version of the rule wasn't finished until just before their meeting.

But a Lehi woman, Malisa Troutwine, appeared at the meeting to oppose pulling the products from supermarkets. To help make her point, Troutwine passed out homemade cookies with orange frosting made with almond extract — which has a high alcohol content.

"Getting to the liquor store is hard for me," the stay-at-home mom said, noting the flavored malt beverages would likely cost more there. "Moving them is just moving them. Kids are still going to get ahold of them."

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