FDA Goes After Coffee Beers

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Message joet P admin beers 2900 º places 125 º 21:50 Wed 12/2/2009 Yikes! On Nov. 13, the FDA sent a letter to 30 [craft beer and other] manufacturers warning that "there are no food additive regulations that permit the addition of caffeine at any level in alcoholic beverages." The agency has given the companies a month to present scientific evidence that the combination of alcohol and caffeine is safe. A few potentially affected beers: Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Founders Breakfast Stout Alesmith Speedway Stout Alta Gracia Coffee Porter Capitol City Fuel Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter 5 Seasons Imperial Coffee Oatmeal Stout
Message Odeed beers 1812 º places 15 º 22:03 Wed 12/2/2009 i heard this all started due to the "joose" beverages.but againg,thats just what i heard.
Message DaSilky1 beers 2607 º places 66 º 22:04 Wed 12/2/2009 No one binge drinks coffee stouts, end of discussion.
Message sthlm beers 790 º places 147 º 22:05 Wed 12/2/2009 Originally posted by joet Yikes! On Nov. 13, the FDA sent a letter to 30 [craft beer and other] manufacturers warning that "there are no food additive regulations that permit the addition of caffeine at any level in alcoholic beverages." The agency has given the companies a month to present scientific evidence that the combination of alcohol and caffeine is safe. A few potentially affected beers: Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Founders Breakfast Stout Alesmith Speedway Stout Alta Gracia Coffee Porter Capitol City Fuel Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter 5 Seasons Imperial Coffee Oatmeal Stout "there are no food additive regulations that permit the addition of caffeine at any level in alcoholic beverages." Wow. Chocolate contains caffeine, so I assume they will also pursue beers with that in it?

Message Degarth 22:05 Wed 12/2/2009 Originally posted by joet Yikes! On Nov. 13, the FDA sent a letter to 30 [craft beer and other] manufacturers warning that "there are no food additive regulations that permit the addition of caffeine at any level in alcoholic beverages." The agency has given the companies a month to present scientific evidence that the combination of alcohol and caffeine is safe. A few potentially affected beers: Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Founders Breakfast Stout Alesmith Speedway Stout Alta Gracia Coffee Porter Capitol City Fuel Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter 5 Seasons Imperial Coffee Oatmeal Stout I just got a statement of process approval for a coffee added beer so apparently memos are not filtering down.
Message wavers1 beers 916 º places 42 º 22:07 Wed 12/2/2009 can someone please do a beer with some ephedrin before it becomes illegal?
Message 17thfloor beers 2444 º places 19 º 22:11 Wed 12/2/2009 not happy
Message joet P admin beers 2900 º places 125 º 22:14 Wed 12/2/2009 Originally posted by OSLO Wow. Chocolate contains caffeine, so I assume they will also pursue beers with that in it? Yes coffee, chocolate, tea and guarana. There’s one SF brewer who does pretty much every methylated xanthine. There are a number of spirits that contain coffee and chocolate extracts. I wonder if they got FDA letters too?

Message sthlm beers 790 º places 147 º 22:23 Wed 12/2/2009 Originally posted by joet Originally posted by OSLO Wow. Chocolate contains caffeine, so I assume they will also pursue beers with that in it? Yes coffee, chocolate, tea and guarana. There’s one SF brewer who does pretty much every methylated xanthine. There are a number of spirits that contain coffee and chocolate extracts. I wonder if they got FDA letters too? Ah, I see that they mention that in the article. If they really pursue this, it would decimate the ratebeer top 50. I’m guessing that it doesn’t come to that, but still a concern nonetheless.
Message 17thfloor beers 2444 º places 19 º 22:24 Wed 12/2/2009 what the F? did these letters also go out to the makers of Kahlua? they have the pockets to provide some scientific evidence
Message fidelis83 beers 3856 º places 16 º 22:27 Wed 12/2/2009 Somebody with some initiative start a petition or something. Not it.