3.2 vs 6.0 bBEER!!!
Brandon Claborn
two are? I have heard several conflicting arguments. I
find it hard to believe that 6.0 beer has nearly twice the
alcohol that 3.2 beer has.
-brandon
Jon Binkley
Brandon Claborn <cla...@agen.okstate.edu> wrote:
Several points here.
First, these are both upper limits, not absolute measurements.
While you can bet that "3.2" is always pretty close to this
limit, most "6.0" beers from the mainstream American breweries
don't come close-- most are 4.5 to 5% alcohol by volume.
Second, they are different units of measurement. "3.2" beer
is beer which may not exceed 3.2% alcohol BY WEIGHT (abw).
"6.0" beer may not exceed 6.0% alcohol BY VOLUME (abv). As a
rough rule, to convert the two, divide abw by 0.8 to get abv,
conversely multiply abv by 0.8 to get abw. So, "3.2" becomes
4.0%, measured on the same scale as "6.0" beer.
So, your gut feeling is correct. At least as far as the
mainstream beers are concerned, there is very little
alcohol difference between "3.2" and "6.0" beers. There
is a big psychological difference between the two. Back
in high school, we'd all get a lot drunker off the 6.0
stuff than the 3.2 stuff. The same effect is seen on our
northern border. Canadians seem to get a lot drunker off
their own 5% beer than they do from American 5% beer.
I heard nth-hand about an experiment where they served
non-alcoholic beer at a college party but pretended it was
real, and the subjects acted just as stupid and out-of-control,
and reported feeling just as drunk, as they did at parties
where alcoholic beer was served. I've always wondered if
this perfect story is apocryphal or not. Any afu denizens here?
I've never been brave enough to post the question there. They
tend not to enjoy repeating themselves as much as I do.
Jon Binkley
Brian W. Whalen
Jon Binkley <bin...@fafner.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
>
>I heard nth-hand about an experiment where they served
>non-alcoholic beer at a college party but pretended it was
>real, and the subjects acted just as stupid and out-of-control,
>and reported feeling just as drunk, as they did at parties
>where alcoholic beer was served. I've always wondered if
>this perfect story is apocryphal or not. Any afu denizens here?
>I've never been brave enough to post the question there. They
>tend not to enjoy repeating themselves as much as I do.
I (and a couple of friends) have actually tried this first hand
on a single individual (we were sick of his drunken antics).
O'Douls for a night for him. He was drunk as a skunk (and still
rather annoying). It made for interesting conversation for days to come.
I guess psychology/sociology plays a rather large role in intoxication.
I suddenly feel dirty for posting this. What's my domain? lakehead.edu? :)
But I digress...
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A.K.Duncan (weebs)
: Second, they are different units of measurement. "3.2" beer
: is beer which may not exceed 3.2% alcohol BY WEIGHT (abw).
: "6.0" beer may not exceed 6.0% alcohol BY VOLUME (abv). As a
: rough rule, to convert the two, divide abw by 0.8 to get abv,
: conversely multiply abv by 0.8 to get abw. So, "3.2" becomes
: 4.0%, measured on the same scale as "6.0" beer.
Execpt in the UK where we measure in Alcohol by Volume only
so in the UK there is heaps of diffrence between a
3.2% say Hook Norton Best-Bitter (acually 3.3 % ) and a
6.0% beer say Berrow Topset Turvey which is much nicer
than Hopback Summer Lightning btw
~~~~weebs~~~~
Joel Plutchak
>6%!!! That's for wimps!!! That would be the LOW end of typical Belgian
>beers and many come in at 9-10.5% Try a la Trappe Quadrupel or a Mateen
>Delerium Tremens on for size, big boy!
>
>Robert Rogness, WINE EXPO, Belgian Beer Specialists
It's nice to see somebody professing a special knowledge of
Belgian beer here. However, rather than a sophomoric paean to
excessive alcohol, why not share some more constructive knowledge?
For instance, a broader view of alcohol content in Belgian beers
would cite some of the excellent lambics, as well as the extremely
individualistic Rodenbach or De Koninck brews, most of which have
slightly lower alcohol content than the average North American
megabrewery product or British bitter. Then, having addressed
the alcohol content, you could dismiss it as largely irrelevant
to what makes a great beer great-- the sour fruitiness of the
Rodenbach, the dry woody flavor of Boon gueuze, the smooth
maltiness of De Koninck.
--
Joel Plutchak, Research Programmer/Analyst
Planetary Geology Group, Brown University, Providence RI
[After June 13, I'll be at the jo...@uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu address.]
WrldBeatnk
peng...@vega.selu.edu
> Does anyone know for sure what the difference between the
> two are? I have heard several conflicting arguments. I
> find it hard to believe that 6.0 beer has nearly twice the
> alcohol that 3.2 beer has.
> -brandon
beer over there is barley flavored water. here can we drink a case of beer, but
over there three will do us. that doesn't make a bit of damn sense, cause you
pay the same for a case. 6.0 beer is in louisiana, and it will get you tanked.
that's the difference.