Posted on 04/19/2006 3:10:59 PM PDT by neal1960
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A House subcommittee Wednesday approved a bill allowing the sale of stronger beer in South Carolina.
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The subcommittee approved a bill that allows the sale of beer with up to 14 percent alcohol-by-volume content. The current limit is 6 percent.
Businesses that want to make money selling the so-called "gourmet" beers said they can bring more tax money to the state.
The beers can cost up to $10 a bottle.
David Smith of Green's Discount Beverage Stores said the beer is comparable to fine wines. Smith owns stores in Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach and Atlanta.
Georgia and North Carolina have both changed laws in the past couple of years to allow stronger beer sales. Smith said there's a huge market for the product.
The bill now goes to the full House Judiciary Committee.
Bring on the good stuff!
Malt likka!
Hold muh beer.
I prefer a fotie of King Cobra myself.
Steel Reserve FTW! LOL
I tried a 40 oz. Bull one time. Worst headache I ever had in my life.
Mad Train wine! It'll get you drunk! But you will NOT be happy the next day!
Baltica 7 bump.
The last time I was in South Carolina I had to by Liguor in those hotel/airplane size containers. Is that still the case?
Some of the old "Crookid Letta" for me, please.
Puffin' a Winston, sippin' a four-oh..
Oh yea! Been a while since I had any of these.....
Strong Beers
In my younger days, my Belgian friends took a perverse pleasure in a little game called "How many different strong beers can the American drink?" Duvel, meaning "devil," is high-octane stuff, camouflaged by a pale color and foamy head. Verboden Vrucht, or "forbidden fruit," is delicious but dangerous. Look for Adam and Eve on its label! Judas, Satan and Lucifer are three more make-the-devil-gasp local beers. Gouden Carolus, not for the faint-hearted, is considered the strongest beer in Belgium. Delerium Tremens speaks for itself. Get your designated driver lined up now!
Now people can drink real beer such as McEwan's Scotch Ale, some of the belgian ales, but it looks like getting Samiclaus is still out of the picture. Most beers that I drink start at 7%abv.
Ouzo. 'Nuff said.
Unnngh!
Umm... yeah, that too! I was just expressing my happiness that I can now legally purchase a fotie of Olde English 800 so that I can pour some out for dead homies while puffin' on a blunt. And shooting my Tec-9 out the window at some Bloods (y'know, with my third hand). In South Carolina.
Samuel Adams Utopia
25% alcohol
$100 a bottle
For a scotch drinker...it's just water.
No. They now allow free pour. (I don't imply the liquor is free.)
Slivovitz in Eastern Europe; I was 18, we were visiting about 30 cousins in two days, I didn't speak the language, my Dad did all the talking, so I had nothing to do, and every relative we stopped at gave me a shot of Slivovitz, which is a plum brandy which I believe was about 10,000 proof.
Perhaps.....but then I've never heard of a Boilermaker with scotch.
2 oz whiskey, 10 oz beer, Fill shot glass with whiskey. Drop full shot glass into mug o' beer. Drink immediately, enjoy.
I'll never forget the Serbian college buddy who invited me to his sister's wedding party. He was from the Serbian community in the Chicago/Gary Indiana region (or "da Weejun") and the family rented out this giant bar for the night. People drank one of two things. A guy would either approch the bartender and yell the single word "Toostros" (which translates to: "Could I please have two ice cold Strohs Beers, Sir")...or ask for a Shlee-Bo (translation: Slivovitz Plumb Brandy). That Shlee-Bo will knock your socks off. Good time.
Once I was upstate NY, and I drank a six-pack of Matt Maximus Super. I was whacked, which is highly unusual given the amount imbibed!
Isn't that the same as a "depth charge?"
I prefer to belt down a shot of Irish, then chase it with a short beer.
Yes, I believe so. I drink my whiskey on the side....I leave Boilermakers and Depth Charges to the young 'uns these days.
What's that: 50% Mad Dog 20/20, 50% Night Train Express ?
Two 14% beers for a 200 pound guy, would take over 3 hours to get below 0.08 level (limit in most states). Think I would stay away from these in a bar. Besides, I wouldn't want to get buzzed that quickly.
I've found this Blood Alcohol Level Calculator to be interesting. Someone may find it useful.
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/l/limb/calculators/alcohol.htm
A few years back a bunch of us got together at a lake cabin as part of a weekend sendoff for a friend as he headed off to married life. Somebody brought along a bottle of something called Samuel Adams Triple Bock.
I don't know what this crap was, but it looked about 10W40 viscosity. It left a film behind on the glass. It smelled like spoiled Kikkoman soy sauce. I devoutly avoided drinking the stuff, but after a few of the other people had tastes of it, one guy--big fella, about 260 pounds--ended up downing the rest of the small (beer-sized, like 12 oz or so) bottle.
He passed out. And woke up a few hours later with the Mother of All Hangovers.
BTW, worst please-God-let-me-die hangover I ever had in college? The night finals ended, when we brought in a keg of Schlitz Malt Liquor. Yup. The Bull. That stuff SO kicked my ass. I've never touched a drop of malt liquor since and that's been 19 years.
}:-)4
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