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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I THINK here in the U.S. the alcohol content of beer is all the same...but maybe not???
In Ohio years ago you could drink beer with 3.2% alcohol when you were 18, but not now...so maybe beer can have more than 6% now.
Someone will tell me.
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Stella Artois at 5.2 per cent alcohol is stronger than some lagers and it has acquired the unflattering nickname of "the wife beater". However 5% ABV is equal to regular Bud, MGD, Coors, Bass, Heineken, Corona, St. Pauli Girl, Becks... as most mass-produced simple beers are right about the same strength. The customary strength of British ales is low, with many session beers being around 4% abv with India Pale Ales normally being higher in alcohol by volume as it was produced in England for shipping to the troops in India and the higher ABV helps to preserve it.
Samuel Adams reached 20% abv with its Millennium brew and many Scotish ales run about 10%. There are much stronger beers out there (reaching over 30%) but they are rare and cost a ton.