[karibear]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

I've never been with the world of "drinkin' fanatics" like you'll are

What contents are used in "Malt Liquor"? It sounds like the leftovers from all the head spinning Kool-Aids.

Malt liquors are the ones based on malted grain - in the case of beer, it's barley. Hops is a plant that gives it the 'beer' flavor, and the used hops are good only for cattle feed - I think that's mostly what Kobe beef is fed. Barley malt is a natural sugar that causes fermentation, so beer has been a 'healthy' alternative to drinking community water in past ages - the alcohol kills typhoid, or whatever the equivalent was 500 years ago. I don't know what's used in porter or stout, I never liked either one so I never bothered to find out. Wine is fermented fruit of various kinds, most often grapes, and if the wine is distilled it becomes brandy. Therer are also some much higher proof beverages distilled from root vegetables, potatoes being one of the more popular for making at home. When I first got to Alaska, some of the old villagers had barrels of potatoes and sugar fermenting behind their stoves, making something they called makoola. It wasn't at all unusual for someone to radio in for a grocery order consisting of a hundred pounds of potatoes and 50 pounds of sugar. Actually, I think the original vodka was made from potatoes also, which would explain why it was popular in Alaska wherever the Russian fur hunters landed.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by karibear

Malt liquors are the ones based on malted grain - in the case of beer, it's barley. Hops is a plant that gives it the 'beer' flavor, and the used hops are good only for cattle feed - I think that's mostly what Kobe beef is fed. Barley malt is a natural sugar that causes fermentation, so beer has been a 'healthy' alternative to drinking community water in past ages - the alcohol kills typhoid, or whatever the equivalent was 500 years ago. I don't know what's used in porter or stout, I never liked either one so I never bothered to find out. Wine is fermented fruit of various kinds, most often grapes, and if the wine is distilled it becomes brandy. Therer are also some much higher proof beverages distilled from root vegetables, potatoes being one of the more popular for making at home. When I first got to Alaska, some of the old villagers had barrels of potatoes and sugar fermenting behind their stoves, making something they called makoola. It wasn't at all unusual for someone to radio in for a grocery order consisting of a hundred pounds of potatoes and 50 pounds of sugar. Actually, I think the original vodka was made from potatoes also, which would explain why it was popular in Alaska wherever the Russian fur hunters landed.

I always heard that many German beers were made from potatoes but didn't know if it was true. You need to start your own microbrewery kari!

[karibear]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I always heard that many German beers were made from potatoes but didn't know if it was true. You need to start your own microbrewery kari!

And every loud explosion from around here would be still more bottles exploding...

[tonrob]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I always heard that many German beers were made from potatoes but didn't know if it was true.

If they were , then not during the last 500 years:

Reinheitsgebot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by tonrob

If they were , then not during the last 500 years:

Reinheitsgebot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks. I always like Weizenbier when I was in Germany. yum..

[danp129]

In this article

Oklahoma low-point beer is 3.2 percent alcohol by weight and 4 percent alcohol by volume, according to an Anheuser-Busch spokesman. The company's regular brew is 4 percent alcohol by weight and 5 percent alcohol by volume, though actual percentages vary depending on the batch.
"You buy a six-pack of Bud in Texas, you buy a seven-pack in Oklahoma for the same punch," said Oliver Delaney, president of the Oklahoma Malt Beverage Association.

[beowulf7]

^ On that note, why isn't alcohol % of beer stated on the cans and bottles?

[BigOkie]

Originally Posted by beowulf7

^ On that note, why isn't alcohol % of beer stated on the cans and bottles?

There are too many variables; it's too difficult to get an exact measurement for each batch, from what I understand.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by beowulf7

I think that's for many other states as well. For example, when I see the Pep Boys weekly ad come in the mail, they sell scooters, mopeds, ATVs, etc. (mostly in the $2,500 range and below) and mention in fine print that they cannot be purchased on Sundays.

Many car dealerships are closed on Sundays, such as in NJ and TX. But in CA, they're open.

In Oklahoma, they're closed. It's a very specific law in the Oklahoma Constitution. Why did society in Oklahoma decide long ago that selling cars on Sunday was wrong and it had to be banned? The car dealers don't seem to mind, though. They're never in the news trying to revolt against such an odd law. My guess it's because they enjoy having a government imposed day off while glad their competitors are abiding by the law, too. But it just another unjust Oklahoma law that makes Oklahoma suck amongst the more civilized states.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie

In Oklahoma, they're closed. It's a very specific law in the Oklahoma Constitution. Why did society in Oklahoma decide long ago that selling cars on Sunday was wrong and it had to be banned? The car dealers don't seem to mind, though. They're never in the news trying to revolt against such an odd law. My guess it's because they enjoy having a government imposed day off while glad their competitors are abiding by the law, too. But it just another unjust Oklahoma law that makes Oklahoma suck amongst the more civilized states.

Sunday closings aren't peculiar to OK, believe me. It may be the only state to address it in it's constitution, I don't know - but there are a LOT of towns all over the country that have similar blue laws. In fact, you can find one town that has a 'no liquor on Sunday' ordinance right next to another town with a casino running 24/7, or an 'everything but restaurants close on Sunday' next to a town with a grocery store [and restaurants] running 24/7 or 12/7 or any other number of hours/week. And when I say 'next to' I mean within a ten minute drive.