The Beer Institute recently generated a report comparing beer and hard liquor to make a point that the alcohol in beer and the alcohol in a cocktail with hard liquor are very different.
According to BI, the fact is, beer, wine, and hard liquor ARE different. One alcohol beverage can have significantly more or less alcohol content than another. Even liquors themselves can have dramatically different levels of pure alcohol. As a result, two different drinks can have dramatically different effects on a person's sobriety, and hence ability to operate a car or piece of equipment.
Many brewers in the industry were upset because a campaign to convince policymakers at both a state and a federal level had been launched in recent years by the hard liquor lobby. It's time to put a stop to the propaganda and look at the facts.
Alcohol for a regular drink-
Regular beer .60 ounces
Light Beer .45ounces
Martini has over 1.5 ounces
Mohito 2 ounces
Note: regular domestic beer contains about 14 grams of alcohol; compare that to some Cocktails with more than 40 grams of alcohol per drink!
One should never drink and drive, and we are not supporting the opposite is true. Consumption and intoxication also depends on several factors, such as weight; however, clearly, having two beers or two cocktails or two glasses of wine result in a very different mindset. I hope this release is obvious, and that the lobbyists for the spirits industry agree. All drinks are NOT created equal!
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