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RE: Beer - Canadian Beer

To: "triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Beer - Canadian Beer
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:38:15 -0700 FILETIME=[53EF8500:01C34BD1]
> I have a question of our American friends - who sets the alcohol
> content in
> beer - our Blue is 5% as is most of the beer while in the states I have
> visited blue , Canadian ranges from 2 - 2.5%
> Is this set by the state or Federal ?

It's set by the individual states, but generally only as an acceptable
range.  Here in California, to be called 'beer', it must be between 0.5% and
4% alcohol by weight.  Anything 4% or above must be called something else
like "malt liquor" or "ale".  Some states limit beer to 3.2% by weight
(sometimes called "near beer").

Randall

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