I got this question this morning from a reader and don't know the answer. Any ideas out there?

I recently bought bottled beer as part of a restaurant meal. I was charged 7% tax on the beer as part of the meal. Then I was charged another 7% tax for liquor tax. That's 14% total tax on the beer. The restaurant is in Pinellas County if that matters. I don't remember seeing that on a restaurant bill before. I always look at my bill in a restaurant and I haven't seen that on a bill before.

Do you know if that was correct? Would the beer have been taxed differently if it was purchased as draft beer?