Gov. Riley signed the Alabama bill today.
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Mississippi is now the last state with a bullshit archaic 6% ABV beer law. |
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 thelaw |
I bet their DUI rate is going to skyrocket.** | #1 | |||||
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Posts: 278 05/22/09 08:56 AM |
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Big D |
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Posts: 420 05/22/09 09:00 AM |
If you drink beer for the alcohol then maybe you should chase it with bourbon. If you drink beer for the
taste then why does it matter NOW if you think the more alcohol content makes the taste then you have a legitimate bitch?
And then again I may not have a clue what I am talking about.
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Sarc Dawg |
Only took us 5 years.... | #3 | |||||
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Posts: 672 05/22/09 09:02 AM |
and they had to pass it while a prohibitionist Senator who threatened to filibuster was taking a leak... |
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dawgstudent |
There are a lot better beers.... | #4 | |||||
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Posts: 16715 05/22/09 09:04 AM The Godfather |
that have greater than a 6% alcohol.
I support the two most frustrating teams in America: The New Orleans Saints and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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thelaw |
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Posts: 279 05/22/09 09:05 AM |
Sarcasm- if you'll scroll down to the Mike Allen thread I basically regurgitated his argument. It was supposed to be a joke.
I'm all for raising the 6% to the 13% level, hopefully it will happen soon. And I'm an asshole for other reasons regardless. |
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Roy Munson |
Because it limits the VARIETY... | #6 | |||||
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Posts: 3199 05/22/09 09:05 AM The MEATCLEAVER |
many "foreign" and even domestic beers have a higher alcohol content than the MS limit. No limit would allow you to buy any and all of the worlds
"finest" beers and have an umlimited choice. Folks that drink this type of beer aint buying a case of it to take to a crawfish boil and get
shitfaced. They/We will still do that with the typical millers, buds, keystones, coors, beasts, nattys etc...
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Optimus Prime 4 |
because many of the beers that TASTE great have more than 6% ABV | #7 | |||||
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Posts: 6973 05/22/09 09:05 AM Cobra Kai Sensei |
therefore it limits your choice of beer by taste, which is how you think we should decide what to drink. It's the great tasting microbrews that this keeps
out. This has nothing to do with simply getting more alcohol, as these are typically more expensive anyway, so you get less alcohol per dollar.
Plus, is there any reason not to allow more? 
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Posts: 3697 05/22/09 09:08 AM Literally a Cocksucker
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Roy Munson wrote: Exactly, if you're drinking to get wasted, you're more than likely going to drink cheap beer with lower alcohol content. If you're drinking the higher alcohol beers, it's probably because you actually enjoy a beer for being a beer, which means you usually aren't doing it to get canned. For me personally, when I want to drink slowly and enjoy a beer with dinner or just enjoy a beer or two with friends, I typically get a dark European beer, typically with a higher alcohol content. If I'm out looking to get canned, I get the cheaper beer with the lower alcohol content and pound them. I'm sure a lot of people are that way.
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Posts: 6 05/22/09 09:09 AM |
dawgstudent wrote:New Belgium Brewers( Fat Tire,Blue Paddle, Irish Red), Dogfish Head Ale, etc.. |
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coursesuper |
Of the top 100 beers world wide MS can get 6, | #10 | |||||
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Posts: 1196 05/22/09 09:10 AM |
taste and how they are crafted make a big differnce due to ABV. Of the beers that I like most are about 9%, All the trappist ales from Belgium, and the west
coast stuff 8% to 11% ABV and it makes a huge taste difference.
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thelaw |
Plus we're holding back this baby: | #11 | |||||
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8Dog |
Damn, Im a redneck* | #12 | |||||
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Posts: 6411 05/22/09 09:11 AM Message Board Hero |
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Sarc Dawg |
Fat Tire is under 6% | #13 | |||||
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Posts: 673 05/22/09 09:14 AM |
but many Breweries won't expand into an area if they cannot do it with their full line.
And as people have said- people don't drink these to get wasted- that's what beers with "drinkability" (probably to WORST marketing campaign ever) are for. Nobody's going to be funneling a $9 bottle of Chimay. |
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jmbeck |
We still won't be able to get Dogfish Head | #14 | |||||
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Posts: 1238 05/22/09 09:15 AM |
Because of Alabama's 16 oz. container restriction.
Hopefully we'll tackle that next. But, today's victory opened the door to a lot of beers. Big D, as everyone else has stated, this wasn't an attempt to get Bud Light in a higher ABV. It now allows us to enjoy beers that have greater and different flavors. The average drunk and teenager/college student will not be affected by this bill. |
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UpTheMiddlex3Punt |
Upping the ABV also brings in more beers below 6% | #15 | |||||
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Posts: 1779 05/22/09 09:15 AM |
Several breweries have a lineup that goes from <4% to as much as 12% (very few beers are above the new upper limit). Problem is that most do not want to
sell only a small part of their lineup.
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coursesuper |
No Stone, New Belgium, North Coast, Three Floyds, etc... | #16 | |||||
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Posts: 1197 05/22/09 09:17 AM |
I would kill for easy access to Pliny the Elder and any Stone Products.
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UpTheMiddlex3Punt |
Dogfish head has a lot of beers in 330mL bottles | #17 | |||||
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Posts: 1780 05/22/09 09:17 AM |
Actually, I've only ever had their beer out of small bottles.
I'm more concerned about beers from Stone. Arrogant Bastard only comes in a bomber, I think. Correct me if I'm wrong. |
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dawgstudent |
And the Coop De Grace as they say in France... | #18 | |||||
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Posts: 16716 05/22/09 09:18 AM The Godfather |
Bulldog Strong Ale - 6.3%
Neither this message board nor its rules and regulations are associated with Scottish & Newcastle PLC d/b/a Bulldog Strong Ale.
I support the two most frustrating teams in America: The New Orleans Saints and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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thelaw |
Why is it that we can't get Yuengling down here? | #19 | |||||
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Posts: 281 05/22/09 09:21 AM |
The "line up" reason?
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coursesuper |
Arrogant Bastard is only in 22oz bottles, as are most of their product.. | #20 | |||||
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Posts: 1198 05/22/09 09:22 AM |
but I have had Dogfish head 60, 90 and 120min, in 16 oz bottles.
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