20% holy $hit
had one a few weeks back that was like 16.5% and could tell the difference ... 20% is probably pure swill
as far as the other poster with the beer = 3-5% ??? maybe whores light or miller, but "real" beer is always at least 5.5% ... good stuff like Piraat and Karmeliet are in the 10% range
had one a few weeks back that was like 16.5% and could tell the difference ... 20% is probably pure swill
as far as the other poster with the beer = 3-5% ??? maybe whores light or miller, but "real" beer is always at least 5.5% ... good stuff like Piraat and Karmeliet are in the 10% range
A lot of common beers consumed in the US, come in around 5%
http://www.brewery.org/library/AlClbinger.html
http://www.brewery.org/library/AlClbinger.html
One way to judge a great wine is by it's alcohol content. Really fine wines are usually in the 14 % range. Most cheaper wines will be in the 12 to lower 13 % range. 20 % is not a wine by anyone's measuring gauge. Most likely it is a Port or Tawny Port ! Good Tawny Port can be 10,20,30 or 40 years aged. Price can start at $ 30+ up to $ 150 for a 30 or 40 year Port like Taylors Fladgate ! This stuff is fantastic but it's not made to gulp down. Usually served in a tiny glass about the size of a shot glass. $ 15. dollars a shot glass is what We paid in San Francisco for 30 year Tawny Port ! 20 % alcohol content is the most common percentage.
There may be some classy strong wines, but usually high alcohol "fortified" wines are cheap, awful, and made to get drunk ( and hung over).
Typically you have to be in a bad place to even buy Boone's Farm or MD 20-20. It's kind of an inner city urban thing, really, like Colt45, Olde English,cheap Gin and Cognac,etc.
Typically you have to be in a bad place to even buy Boone's Farm or MD 20-20. It's kind of an inner city urban thing, really, like Colt45, Olde English,cheap Gin and Cognac,etc.
Tonight i picked up a bottle of the aforementioned Australian wine.
10 bucks a pop. 725 ml, 13.5% happy juice. Dry like rain. Bitter
like the port, so again diluted with 50% grape juice. Much better
that way. Will see how much it takes to get "stoned" on this stuff
tonight, as i just started in on a glass.
Math question: Is there better value with the Portugeese Port at
$14, 375 Ml and 20% alc, or with the Aussie Wine at $10, 750 Ml
and 13.5% alc? IOW, which gives me more alcohol for my loonie?
A free pick to the one who gives the right answer first ;
:drink:
10 bucks a pop. 725 ml, 13.5% happy juice. Dry like rain. Bitter
like the port, so again diluted with 50% grape juice. Much better
that way. Will see how much it takes to get "stoned" on this stuff
tonight, as i just started in on a glass.
Math question: Is there better value with the Portugeese Port at
$14, 375 Ml and 20% alc, or with the Aussie Wine at $10, 750 Ml
and 13.5% alc? IOW, which gives me more alcohol for my loonie?
A free pick to the one who gives the right answer first ;
:drink:
