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Perknose

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Originally posted by: spidey07
The problem is it's simply impossible to get rid of the calories from alcohol, so they just put a less alcohol in it. Same as why light beer has less alcohol, these varieties have even less.

Actually, it's impossible to brew beer with that little alcohol, so what they actually do is adulterate what they brew after the fact.

It isn't beer, imho. I wish they weren't allowed to call it beer. Then, the exact same product would see its sales cut almost immediately in half or more.

 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: spidey07
The problem is it's simply impossible to get rid of the calories from alcohol, so they just put a less alcohol in it. Same as why light beer has less alcohol, these varieties have even less.

Actually, it's impossible to brew beer with that little alcohol, so what they actually do is adulterate what they brew after the fact.

It isn't beer, imho. I wish they weren't allowed to call it beer. Then, the exact same product would see its sales cut almost immediately in half or more.

Right, that's what I meant. It's literally watered down.