At 03:20 PM 5/15/00 -0700, Philip Smoker wrote:
>Actually, I think the common belief in my particular
>neck of the woods was that Canadian "ice" beers
>contain the highest percentage of alcoholic content
>allowable in the States. What is it, just over 8%?
I'm not sure what the highest percentage allowable is, actually. I
do know that Sam Adams Triple Bock holds the world record for the highest
alcohol content in a beer ever, and the Sam Adams brewery is in the US
(Boston, specifically). It's 17% alcohol by volume. For the record, it
tastes like complete shit. Heh.
For more information on Sam Adams Triple Bock, visit;
<http://www.samadams.com/beer/styles/triple_bock.html>
As far as Canadian "ice" beers being stronger, I'm positive this
isn't the case. The United States is one of the few countries in the world
to usually measure alcohol content by weight instead of volume. So if one
bottle says "5% ABW" and another says "6% ABV," they've both got the same
amount of alcohol in them, pretty much. The seemingly minor volume/weight
difference has caused a lot of misconceptions. Here's a short comparison
by volume instead of weight;
US "ice" beers;
Bud Ice -- 5.5 ABV
Busch Ice -- 5.9 ABV
Natural Ice -- 5.9 ABV
Pabst Ice - 5.7 ABV
Canadian "ice" beers;
Labatt Ice -- 5.6 ABV
Labatt Maximum Ice - 7.1 ABV
Molson Ice - 5.6 ABV
Moosehead Ice - 5.9 ABV
With the exception of Labatt Maximum Ice, which is a specialty beer,
it's pretty even. I've tried five of the eight listed, coincidentally, and
they all tasted the same. Go figure.
>God, I would love to say that I still enjoy Yuengling
>lager except that it is THE ONLY drink of choice for
>EVERY goddamn kegger that I have ever been to, and
>frankly I just can't drink it anymore.
Yeah, I'm with you 100%. I'm completely, totally sick of the
stuff. It's not even that extraordinary. I don't understand why it's got
such a good reputation. With the same amount of money, you can get Pete's
Wicked or Dundee's Honey Brown, both of which taste better and aren't half
as boring.
- Matt
