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Old Dec 28, 2023 | 3:49 am
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Misco60
 
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Originally Posted by enviroian
it’s getting hard to find a 5.0 % ABV beer these days. Looks like only Peroni and Heineken are 5.0. Stella, Estrella, Moretti, etc are all low 4’s. I couldn’t believe even white claw (hard seltzer) which I drink at home (5%) are watered down here too.
Lower-ABV beers are not "watered down", but simply produced differently. Nowadays the alcohol content can be reduced without affecting the taste, which must surely be a good thing.
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