af day Saturday 23 Feb

[treetops]

af day Saturday 23 Feb

SF - while I don't think this is the forum to debate the AL content of poison - an interesting aside in the marketing of beer in the USA is the popularity of 'lite beer'. I understand this can run at 3 -4%. here in NZ a regular beer is 4- 5 % anyway and but it is not marketed as lite beer (I think quantity of beer consumed is the factor). To my thinking there is not a hell of a lot of difference in AL content between US 'lite' and regular. We do sell low-AL beer here which is around 1% or something. There is a substantial difference in AL content but its still poison.
Doesn't matter now cos we don't consume the stuff (and I never liked beer anyway) but again shows how advertising is so powerful and what is considered moderation is contestable. Same goes with wine - huge variation in AL content and of course size of the glasses.

[TheSunFlower]

af day Saturday 23 Feb

Not following you TT. Only because....when I was a wine drinker...I certianly looked at the AL content....when buying.

Howevever....have talked to many a friend.....that has think they have no al issues......that they stick to lite beer.

I am still pondering whether this is a good or bad place for me. I like to read and post....but not defend myself.

[treetops]

af day Saturday 23 Feb

Hi there SF - I was not trying to be critical of you - it was just a comment in general about how lite beer has different AL contents and seems to be marketed as a healthy choice in the US - while here its not marketed much at all.
Again the wine comment was not directed at you per se - but a comment in general. I personally think that is why moderation can be so problematic - as you observed!

So please no offence meant and I am sorry if it seemed that way. Please do keep posting here - and you have made a really important breakthrough of late.