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A growler (US) (/ ˈ ɡ r aʊ l ər /) is a glass, ceramic, or stainless steel bottle (or jug) used to transport draft beer. [1] They are commonly sold at breweries and brewpubs as a means to sell take-out craft beer.
Ice beer was developed by brewing a strong, dark lager, then freezing the beer and removing some of the ice. This concentrates the aroma and taste of the beer, and also raises the alcoholic strength of the finished beer. [3] This produces a beer with 12 to 15 per cent alcohol. In North America, water would be added to lower the alcohol level.
The strength of beer is measured by its alcohol content by volume expressed as a percentage, that is to say, the number of millilitres of absolute alcohol (ethanol) in 100 mL of beer. The most accurate method of determining the strength of a beer would be to take a quantity of beer and distill off a spirit that contains all of the alcohol that ...
Alamy Consider the growler -- those large bottles that beer drinkers use to take microbrews home straight from the tap. The name for the container, which typically holds 64 ounces, dates back to ...
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.
A growler filler was installed during the renovation that allows any of 20 draft beers to be routed to the counter-pressure growler filler. This device includes a CO 2 evacuation step, increasing the shelf life of the beer compared to direct spigot filling. The growlers are 68 US fluid ounces (0.53 US gal; 2.0 L). [5]
The alcohol by volume shown on a bottle of absinthe. Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as alc/vol or ABV) is a standard measure of the volume of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a volume percent.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of rice beer dating back about 10,000 years at a site in Eastern China, providing further insights into the origins of alcoholic beverages in Asia.