How 'bout a side by side with the two versions of Coors Light? "Can you taste the difference of 0.1% alcohol (by weight)?" The impulse is to think, "Why !@#$ bother?" Was it because they were so loyal to the family tradition of the "original recipe" of Coors Light? Remember, Adolph's looking down from brewers' heaven! (Or is it up from brewers' hell?) Or was because they were brewing everything by high gravity anyway, so what's a little more carbonated water? Gotta be cheaper than beer.
I'm in the " no strength is too strong" camp. And I'm eagerly awaiting some GMO yeast to start expanding the ABV spectrum.
I didn't have much respect for Coors because of my opinion of their beer. But I worked in a lab using high alumina crucibles in high temperature heat treatment. The Coors labware was the best available (certainly not the cheapest), and raised my opinion of the company. (from wikipedia) The ceramics business was spun off as CoorsTek in 1992 (now privately owned by Coors family). Heaven or Hell, indeed.
I'm sorry for being a bore, but 3.2ABW is always greater than 4.0ABV if there's at least some extract in the beer, and it's usually 3% or more. The term "less than 0.5%" is also strange, as modern brewing procedures suggest that if the target alcohol content is 0.5, you will end up with 0.5 +/- 0.2. To be sure that the beer contains less than 0.5%, it must be quantitatively de-alcoholized. And its usually done for samples that have zero alcohol content on the label.
The rules aren't easily distilled into a short paragraph. See: https://www.ttb.gov/system/files?fi...Camp_for_Brewers-_Nontraditional_Products.pdf
I went 10% and above. It's clear what the market is for these, quick cheep buzz, big beer big booze, but it also needs to be somewhat drinkable out of the can. I think the 9% 'ers I've had are dumbed down from a body perspective to keep them drinkable, but I think it would be very hard to do at 10% or above. So yes, me posting here means I've wanted a quick buzz for $3-4 and not have to buy a 4 or 6 pack and have leftovers. I am from time to time the market audience and I'm at piece with that
At least if I open a bomber i know its two glasses no matter what percentage. If I open 19.2??? Not sure I'd want to even at 4%. I mean, sure I could, I can put back liquids like nobody's business, but want to?
No idea what stovepipe is, I'll just let that come to me. As far as what's too strong, I have had beers up to 17% and find that some, if brewed carefully, are the most deliciously crafted beers I have had. Though, anything over 10-11% is a one-and-done for me. My session for the evening will start and end there. (I picked up a Bushido Japanese sake the other day that weighs in at 19%. I bought one to share with my son, the other to let age for a year. Looking forward to comparing them...)
I've purchased 4x16.9 of Sip at 3.99 so I can save 3 cents and get 3.6 extra oz. of beer over the $15.99 4 pack.
So, by the way, the amount of fusel oils formed in beer is directly proportional to its alcohol content. In case anyone didn't know.
