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>> Steve Jackson > wrote:
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>>> wrote:
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>>>> The definition of beer turns into malt liquor over %6 in the US.
>>>
>>> No, it doesn't. It does in a couple states, but it is not a nationwide
>>> thing.

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>> It does vary by state. Here in TX anything over 4.9% (I think),
>> must be labeled Ale, Malt Liquor, Lager, or Malt Beverage. And some
>> states you can't even buy any beer over 5 or 6% (South Carolina,
>> eg.)

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> And that's what you get when morons elect morons.


That's what you get when bible-thumpers get to make the laws. Look
at Nevada, for example. Different kind of holy Rollers there and
you can drink in public and buy beer at all hours of the morning.

-sw