Steve gunned down the banter
Indeed. Just a little while longer before I start avoiding the internet because of the soccer game...
Avoiding... sounds harsh. No beer run today?
Not today. I brought a few beers back from Florida that I can't get locally. I'll reload before the weekend, though!
Do tell... and is it true that FL has lower alcohol% in their beer?
I got some Cigar City Brewing Jai Alai (7.5% ABV) and some Cuban-Style Espresso Brown Ale (also from Cigar City) which was somewhere in the mid 5% ABV. So I guess I can't say that there is a lower alcohol percentage there. That concept sounds vaguely familiar but I can't say I've ever seen it in person anywhere. Maybe one of those Mormon states?
Both beers were OK but didn't stand out over anything I've had here.
Some states have different rules and regulations regarding what can be called beer as in regards to ABV (and classifications of lager vs. ale, etc. Really pointless bureaucratic rules to ensure the expanding bureaucracy's expansion continues and so on).
Texas, I believe, has the TABC which forces anything above 4% to sold as an Ale and anything below as a Beer and they restrict various terms like "strong" or "pale" and whatnot. As a result, some beers get made differently on a regional basis.
It happens all the time on the global platform. Guinness is supposed to vary quite a bit, depending on what country you order it in. But that's just the company catering towards a country's regulations or "national tastes."
