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In the alcoholic beverages industry, congeners are substances produced during fermentation other than the desired type of alcohol ().These substances include small amounts of chemicals such as methanol and other alcohols (known as fusel alcohols), acetone, acetaldehyde, esters, tannins, and aldehydes (e.g. furfural).
Alcohol tolerance is increased by regular drinking. [1] This reduced sensitivity to the physical effects of alcohol consumption requires that higher quantities of alcohol be consumed in order to achieve the same effects as before tolerance was established. Alcohol tolerance may lead to (or be a sign of) alcohol dependence. [1]
Alcohol concentration in beverages is commonly expressed as alcohol by volume (ABV), ranging from less than 0.1% in fruit juices to up to 98% in rare cases of spirits. A standard drink is used globally to quantify alcohol intake, though its definition varies widely by country. Serving sizes of alcoholic beverages also vary by country.
Speaking as a beer-delivery truck rolled past, he said telling people that liquor can cause cancer could hurt business even worse. "Slapping a warning label on the side of that truck? Terrible ...
Even more egregiously, the beer industry's "Stand With Beer" campaign attempts to argue that not only does liquor have a higher ABV level than beer, but even cocktails–including pre-mixed canned ...
"Malt Liquors" includes beer and shall be construed to mean any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops or any other similar products, or any combination thereof, in water containing more than three and one fifth percent of alcohol by weight.
The word whisky (or whiskey) is an anglicisation of the Classical Gaelic word uisce (or uisge) meaning "water" (now written as uisce in Modern Irish, and uisge in Scottish Gaelic). This Gaelic word shares its ultimate origins with Germanic water and Slavic voda of the same meaning. Distilled alcohol was known in Latin as aqua vitae ("water of
Non-alcoholic beer was once at the easily-dismissed bottom rack of the alcohol aisles in stores. Now, it’s cool—ask Gen Z about it. The category has been fast-expanding as consumers look for ...