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Originally posted by ChessPraxisYes thats better,also when I was in europe I noticed 7% and 8% beer, usually in 500ml bottles.
Most American beer is around 6%. Malt Liquor is 8-12%
I'm not sure, but I think there are laws or at least norms here establishing the differences.
So having 2 beers in Germany is like having 6 beers in Australia!!! (or something like that) . Really, who wants to go to pee so often?
14 Oct 11
One varible I just discovered is beer in the US is usually by weight, whereas wine in the US is by voume. I am not sure about other countries, but it may make US beer appear different. One friend just told me most US beer is 4-6% by weight.
I do know some states sell 3.2% beer, mostly in grocery and convienence stores.
But those states also sell full strength beer in liquor stores. Liquor laws vary from state to state, even counties and cities may have their own alcohol laws.
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15 Oct 11
Originally posted by ChessPraxisPercentage in measured differently from country to country. I'm not sure about Aus but I know North and South America use the same percentage which is higher than in Europe for the same strength beer. I think by about 1% i can't remember.
Most American beer is around 6%. Malt Liquor is 8-12%
I'm not sure, but I think there are laws or at least norms here establishing the differences.
16 Oct 11
Originally posted by Trev33In Australia the drinks are heavily taxed and watered down.
Percentage in measured differently from country to country. I'm not sure about Aus but I know North and South America use the same percentage which is higher than in Europe for the same strength beer. I think by about 1% i can't remember.
We also have a new "alcopops" tax aimed at young drinkers who drink mixed spirit beverages. Mixed sirits like bourbon'n'coke/gin'n'tonic have recently had a new tax put on them because young people buy them more. In their infinite wisdom ,the government of Australia thinks that if you up the price then the kids wont drink 🙄
I know from everyday experince that this does not work 😛
(just keepin the thread goin till Rusty gets back 🙂 )
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16 Oct 11
Originally posted by karoly aczelA real man doesn't care about the alcohol contents. A real man only cares about the taste.
What percentage of alcohol is in a beer that a real man drinks in your part of the world?
(Yes, that does imply that a real man doesn't drink Heineken, or Leftpondian Budweiser - but he does drink Czech Budweiser.)
Richard
Originally posted by Shallow BlueReally? So you would be happy to drink 2.5% "light" beer? For a drinker like me I would refuse such a beverage, no matter the taste. I drink to loosen up a little which I cant do unless my alcohol is minimum 5%. Anything lower and it simply doesn't work.
A real man doesn't care about the alcohol contents. A real man only cares about the taste.
(Yes, that does imply that a real man doesn't drink Heineken, or Leftpondian Budweiser - but he does drink Czech Budweiser.)
Richard
Actually my girlie saw me drink nearly everyday for about 4 years and she said I was only "drunk" twice in that time. Both times I needed stronger liqour to achieve that state. (Perhaps the tolerance to alcohol is in my Hungarian genes, where the folk have been drinking copious amounts of alcohol for many generations 🙂 )
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19 Oct 11
Originally posted by karoly aczelIf it tastes good, yes. Why on earth not? Anyone who drinks for the alcohol and not for the taste is either a barbarian or aiming for a mental breakdown.
Really? So you would be happy to drink 2.5% "light" beer?
You may object that you have never drunk a light beer that tasted good, but that is because light beers are typically not brewed. They brew beer, of 4% to whatever, and then remove most of the alcohol by industrial measures. Obviously that doesn't work - but that's because it's post-processed, not because of the low alcohol content per se. I'm sure that if someone brewed, actually brewed, a low-content beer, it would taste just fine.
For the record, I've drunk beer from 4% to 12% (and possibly up, I'm not sure of the exact number) and found both good and horrible beers at either end and everywhere in between.
For a drinker like me I would refuse such a beverage, no matter the taste. I drink to loosen up a little which I cant do unless my alcohol is minimum 5%.
Then I suggest you start looking for a liver donor right now - you will need it in a decade or two, and trying to find a fitting one then is a precarious affair.
I would also suggest that you are not actually loosening up that way - you are merely masking your nerves, which is not the same thing at all.
And finally, I would suggest that by drinking for alcohol content and not for taste, you gravely insult the brewer and his product. No, not "even" the ones you do drink - especially the ones you do drink.
Richard