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Utah law currently has no specific definition of "beer" for stores like grocery and convenience stores that sell beer to customers to take home, and this bill would create one. Under the new definition, beer would need to be made from malt or a malt substitute, contain between 0.5% and 5% alcohol by volume, and be clearly labeled as beer, ale, porter, stout, lager, a malt, a malted beverage, or seltzer, while allowing natural caffeine and hops extract but prohibiting propylene glycol-, ethyl alcohol-, or ethanol-based flavoring agents. The definition would specifically exclude flavored malt beverages, products containing alcohol from liquor or wine, products with additives like kratom, kava, CBD, or THC that alter alcohol's effects on the body, and any beverage with added flavorings unrelated to the fermentation process. This means stores that currently sell beer without a full liquor license would only be allowed to sell products meeting these narrower requirements.