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Beer Gets Boozier

States allow drinks up to 16% alcohol to be called beers

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(Newser) – States are raising caps on the alcohol content of beer, setting limits as high as 16% by volume in moves to appease the microbrew industry. Alabama and West Virginia raised their limits this year, while Vermont and Montana adjusted theirs last year; and lobbying is under way in Iowa and Mississippi.

Alcohol-abuse groups are not terribly excited: “There's no evidence that people will drink fewer beers" if they are more alcoholic, the president of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse tells USA Today. The head of the national Brewers Association responded that alcohol limits restrict the flavor possibilities for exotic microbrews, also known as craft beers. Besides, he added, craft beer fans "don't drink to get drunk. They drink to appreciate the flavors."

Behind a row of beer taps, Rick Faust talks about selling Iron City Beer at the Original Oyster House in downtown Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Behind a row of beer taps, Rick Faust talks about selling Iron City Beer at the Original Oyster House in downtown Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 11, 2009.   (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
In this June 24, 2009 photo, Brittany Callens, bartender at the Leon Pub, draws a beer from one of the many taps at the bar in Tallahassee, Fla.
In this June 24, 2009 photo, Brittany Callens, bartender at the Leon Pub, draws a beer from one of the many taps at the bar in Tallahassee, Fla.   (AP Photo/Phil Coale)
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laslow
Nov 4, 09 2:38 PM CST
Wow! Now maybe American beer won't be piss-like! Reply
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BeatBlaster
Nov 4, 09 5:15 PM CST
How do you know what piss tastes like? lol I'm just kidding.
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Spudsy
Nov 4, 09 7:15 PM CST
Maybe he had a date with Nicole Kidman. LOL I'm not kidding. The chick creeped me out on our last ten dates. And by dates I mean staring at her through her window late night.
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pwnage
Nov 4, 09 2:39 PM CST
I'm a craft beer fan. I think people that drink for reasons besides getting drunk have a problem. (E.g. to feel better, to forget, to become more at ease, to make your partner more attractive, etc.etc.;-) Reply
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Reader64481089
Nov 4, 09 2:52 PM CST
Your remark "to make your partner more attractive" brings to mind the old adage "I have never gone to bed with an ugly woman....but I have woken up to a few :( ........................ Coyote Ugly anyone? Reply
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