Low-point beer, also known as 3. 2 ("three-two") beer, is any beer (or in some cases any alcoholic beverage) containing at most 3. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea 2% alcohol by weight (or 4% alcohol by volume). In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon The term "Low-point beer" is unique to the United States, where some states limit sales of alcoholic beverages in certain places to it; however, similar products are available in countries such as Sweden and Finland that tax or otherwise regulate beer according to alcohol content. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The beer classification in Sweden and Finland sorts Beers into classes based on their alcohol content
The states of Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Utah allow general establishments such as supermarket chains and convenience stores to sell only low-point beer. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. [1][2][3][4][5] In these states, all alcoholic beverages containing more than 3. 2% alcohol by weight (ABW) must be sold from state-licensed liquor stores. Oklahoma additionally requires that any beverage containing more than 3. 2% ABW be sold at normal room temperature. [6]
Missouri also has a legal classification for low-point beer, which it calls "nonintoxicating beer. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee "[7] Unlike Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Utah, however, Missouri does not limit supermarket chains and convenience stores to selling only low-point beer. Instead, Missouri's extremely permissive alcohol laws allow grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations, and even "general merchandise stores" (a term which Missouri law does not define) to obtain licenses to sell any alcoholic beverage,[8] and thus low-point beer is rarely seen in Missouri today. The alcohol laws of Missouri are among the most permissive in the United States; they are similar to those of Nevada and Louisiana.
"Near beer" sometimes is confused with 3. Low-alcohol beer (also non-alcoholic or NA beer, small beer, or small ale or near-beer) is Beer with very 2 beer, although the two beverage types are very different. [9]
See also
- Alcohol laws of the United States by state
- Alcohol laws of Kansas
- Alcohol laws of Missouri
- Alcohol laws of New York
- Alcohol laws of North Carolina
- Alcohol laws of Oklahoma
- Low-alcohol beer
References
- ^ "What's On Tap - The California Craft Beer Newsletter: July 2005 archive
- ^ "Oklahoma's 3.2 beer laws unlikely to change anytime soon," Modern Brewery Age, September 29, 2003
- ^ USA Today - Travel: Salt Lake City
- ^ "Getting to the bottom of Minnesota's liquor laws"
- ^ Beer Travelers: Beer along Route 66
- ^ 37 Oklahoma Statutes § 534.
- ^ Chapter 312, Revised Statutes of Missouri (R. This list of alcohol laws of the United States by state provides an overview of alcohol-related laws by state throughout the United States. The alcohol laws of Kansas are among the strictest in the United States, in sharp contrast to its neighboring state of Missouri ( see Alcohol The alcohol laws of Missouri are among the most permissive in the United States; they are similar to those of Nevada and Louisiana. The alcohol laws of New York are among the most lenient of any state in the Atlantic Northeast of the United States, but they remain considerably more restrictive The alcohol laws of North Carolina prohibit the sale of alcohol from 2 a The alcohol laws of Oklahoma comprehensively limit and regulate the sale of alcohol in Oklahoma Low-alcohol beer (also non-alcoholic or NA beer, small beer, or small ale or near-beer) is Beer with very S. Mo. )
- ^ Section 311. 200, R. S. Mo.
- ^ National Institutes of Health: "APIS - 3.2% beer"
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