I have to agree about the 20% statement. Here in Georgia, we can't buy brews over 4.5% alcohol. That rules out a lot of the foreign and some domestic brews. Sadly, a effort to rescind this stupid restriction was shot down in flames last year. Like a few extra percentage points of alcohol is going to cause trouble when 180 proof grain is readily available.

I brought my boss back a six pack of ale from the Red Rock brew pub in SLC last April. I was a little worried about it but I had broken it down in my carryon. The security screener was funny. Stopped it under the X-Ray for a bit, scrunched up his eyeballs and then grinned a bit as he realized what the pattern of bottles in my bag was...

Nowadays, if security doubted what I was carrying, I'd consider it my patriotic duty to drink one for them, just to verify it's authenticity.