On this Date in 2002

The British government declared that the amount of beer in a pint must be no less than 95% liquid. This represented a raise from the previous minimum level of 90%. Calculations revealed the difference of 5% resulted in consumers benefitting from an additional 60 million pints, or about 4 pints per beer drinker. Cheers! Beer Fest General Admission tickets available now at MBBF.org or follow this link  https://myidahotix.com/events/2020-mountain-brewers-beer-fest-6-6-2020-58530 Copyright Gregg Smith – His latest book “American Beer History” is available on Amazon

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On this date in Beer History

In 1933 the House passed the ‘Cullen Act’; although not a complete repeal of prohibition it amended the Volstead Act (prohibition’s definition) by redefining alcohol content in beer as up to a limit of 3.2%. This was another of the significant steps toward adoption of the 21st amendment. Beer Fest \tickets make a great St. Patrick’s Day gift – available now at MBBF.org or follow this link  https://myidahotix.com/events/2020-mountain-brewers-beer-fest-6-6-2020-58530 Copyright Gregg Smith – His latest book “American Beer History” is available on Amazon

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Beers of the World – Portugal

Super Bock, UNICER União Cervejeira S.A., Portugal is the country’s best selling beer. Classifying its style can be difficult; marketed as a bock, it leans toward the American Pilsner style, bordering on malt liquor, yet retains some of the boozy traits of bock. As such, Super Bock pours light gold colored with a nose of low straw and a very faint floral scent. Flavors of malt sweetness and light lemon rind mingle in a light to medium body which finishes malty sweet, but short of cloying. Beer Fest tickets make

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