ABV Content Bud, etc.
rikoski
but let me ask it again.
What is the alcohol content of Bud; Bud Lite; Lite; Miller Genuine
Draft and Miller Genuine Draft Lite.
I'm interested in the brewed in America versions.
Are they all 3.2%?
Thanks.
Rick
Lew Bryson
rikoski <rik...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:280220001646075131%rik...@earthlink.net...
> I'm sure that this data has appeared in this newsgroup, over and over;
> but let me ask it again.
>
Bud Lite; 4.16% ABV
Lite; 4.18%ABV
Miller Genuine Draft 4.67%ABV
Miller Genuine Draft Lite. 4.18%ABV
These are all brewed in the US versions. Those are the figures I have. I
got them off the web about 6 years ago. No, I can't prove them, take
them at face value.
> Are they all 3.2%?
"3.2" beer is an ABW strength, not ABV. It's 4.0 ABV, around British
bitter strength. 3.2 is a fossil in the U.S., only served in some
establishments. There are still enough of them that A-B makes a 3.2 Bud,
and Summit actually makes a 3.2 Summit Extra Pale Ale in Minn/St.
Paul... but then, they have to; it's just not a Bud town.
--
Lew Bryson
It's a fragmented world these days; You might as well pick up the
pieces.
Author of Pennsylvania Breweries, now available at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081172879X/002-1904346-8002803
Tim Wolf
i am sick of drinking coppers ale
also can anyone give me some tips to brew better beer
bruce
Just check out a local homebrew shop or look at some on the net. Here
is a link to the one that I use. They have always been very helpful.
Homebrewing is easy once you get started.
Bruce
doggle...@my-deja.com
> can anyone give me some top recipes for brewing beer
>
> i am sick of drinking coppers ale
>
> also can anyone give me some tips to brew better beer
Do the following in the order in which they're written:
1. Read "The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing" by Charlie Parpazian.
2. Find out where a local brewclub and attend a meeeting.
3. Ask questions. Homebrewers love to talk (they're like fishermen).
4. Read the book again.
5. Purchase a True Brew brewing kit and recipe kit of your choice.
6. Brew
7. Enjoy!
Phil
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
Aaron Leonard
~ "3.2" beer is an ABW strength, not ABV. It's 4.0 ABV, around British
~ bitter strength. 3.2 is a fossil in the U.S., only served in some
~ establishments. There are still enough of them that A-B makes a 3.2 Bud,
~ and Summit actually makes a 3.2 Summit Extra Pale Ale in Minn/St.
~ Paul... but then, they have to; it's just not a Bud town.
"3.2" is going strong in Utah, where you can only get beer above 4% ABV
in state-run stores at a 100% markup. (7 bucks a six for Bud anyone?)
But the variety of beer that you can get in 4% is quite remarkable,
really. Not just the expected BudMillOors but quite a few imports
- there's Guinness and Murphy's in nitro cans (not sure if they're
specially formulated - they're naturally right around 4% anyway.)
But what I found really neat during my recent Park City ski trip was
the many nifty local microbrews - Squatters, Wasatch and Uinta are
all making solid ales and porters (and I seem to recall a pilsener
in there too), all under the 4% cap.
Frankly, I wish that good low-alcohol beer was MORE widely available.
My wife enjoyed a nice 20 oz flagon of pale ale in the airport
restaurant, and was pleased to note that it didn't knock her on
her butt (she's about 100#; drinking a pint of 6% beer would be
like me putting away a bottle of wine.)
Cheers,
Aaron
rob
Lew Bryson wrote:
> rikoski <rik...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:280220001646075131%rik...@earthlink.net...
> > I'm sure that this data has appeared in this newsgroup, over and over;
> > but let me ask it again.
> >
> > What is the alcohol content of Bud; 4.63%ABV
> Bud Lite; 4.16% ABV
> Lite; 4.18%ABV
> Miller Genuine Draft 4.67%ABV
> Miller Genuine Draft Lite. 4.18%ABV
>
> These are all brewed in the US versions. Those are the figures I have. I
> got them off the web about 6 years ago. No, I can't prove them, take
> them at face value.
>
> (snipped)
> --
> Lew Bryson
> It's a fragmented world these days; You might as well pick up the
> pieces.
> Author of Pennsylvania Breweries, now available at
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081172879X/002-1904346-8002803
These are about the same as the ABV's I have except Budweiser, I have a US
domestic Budweiser can with the alcohol content listed at 5%ABV, I also have
a Bud Ice with 5.5%ABV indicated. The UK brewed versions of these beers are
both 5%ABV. I'm currently working on a list of ABV's for US beers, some
extracts from the list:
Pabst Extra Light Beer 1.75%
Saxer Lemon Lager 3.5%
Rainier Light 4.0%
Coors Light Premium Beer 4.1%
Pyramid Apricot Ale 4.1%
Lone Star Beer 4.4%
Coors 4.5%
Heileman Old Style 4.5%
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer 4.5%
Miller Genuine Draft 4.7%
Coors Extra Gold 4.9%
Uncle E$B 4.9%
Michelob 5.0%
Pete's Wicked Ale 5.2%
Red Hook ESB 5.4%
Miller Lite Ice 5.5%
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 5.5%
King Cobra Premium Malt Liquor 5.7%
Busch Ice 5.9%
Sierra Nevada Porter 5.9%
Abita Turbo Dog Beer 6.2%
Olde English 800 Malt Liquor 7.0%
Colt Ice 7.5%
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout 8.3%
Samuel Adams Double Bock 8.5%
Rogue Old Crustacean Barleywine 11.3%
Brooklyn Monster Ale 2000 11.8%
Sam Adams Triple Bock 17.5%
The following list may be of interest, it dates from 1990 - if any of this
info has changed please let me know.
Maximum permissible alcoholic contents for beverages sold in the various
states is as follows:
STATE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE ALCOHOLIC CONTENT
Alabama 4% by weight, 5% by volume
Alaska No limit
Arizona No limit
Arkansas 5% by weight for most malt beverages
California 4% by weight for beer;no limit for ale,
etc.
Colorado 3.2% by weight except for malt liquor
Connecticut No limit
Delaware No limit
District of Columbia No limit
Florida 3.2% in dry counties; no limit
elsewhere
Georgia 6% by volume
Hawaii No limit
Idaho 4% by weight in nonstate stores
Illinois No limit in most areas
Indiana No limit
Iowa 5% by weight in nonstate stores
Kansas 3.2% by weight except for liquor store
package sales
Kentucky No limit in most areas
Louisiana 6% by volume in most areas;3.2% by
weight in dry areas
Maine No limit
Maryland No limit
Massachusetts 12% by weight
Michigan No limit
Minnesota 3.2% by weight for most malt beverages
Mississippi 4% by weight
Missouri 3.2% by weight. Exception: 5% or "malt
liquor"
Montana 7% by weight
Nebraska No limit
Nevada No limit
New Hampshire 6% by volume in nonstate stores
New Jersey No limit
New Mexico No limit
New York No limit
North Carolina 6% by volume
North Dakota No limit
Ohio 6% by weight
Oklahoma 3.2% by weight except for liquor store
package sales
Oregon 4% by weight for beer; 8% by weight for
other malt beverages
Pennsylvania No limit
Rhode Island No limit
South Carolina 5% by weight
South Dakota 3.2% by weight for "low point beer"; 6% by
weight for "high point"
Tennessee 5% by weight for most malt beverages
Texas 4% by weight for "beer"; no limit for
others
Utah 3.2% by weight in nonstate stores
Vermont 6% by volume in nonstate stores
Virginia No limit
Washington 8% by weight in nonstate stores and
unlicensed establishments
West Virginia 4.2% by weight; 6% by volume
Wisconsin 5% by weight for most malt beverages
Wyoming No limit
Rob