Only certain jurisdictions require lab testing... Ontario is one of the most stringent, but many don’t require any ABV listing at all. OG/FG is pretty standard as well, so there are very few beers that have a lab-verified ABV.
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Nope. About 99% of the breweries out there post an ABV% on their product that is approximate rather than 100% accurate. Unless you’re Molson-Coors or A-BInbev, it’s not practical or cost effective to get every batch of beer made lab tested. OG/FG is sufficient.
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I don’t believe there are. I think you only have to be accurate within a range, and these were in that range.
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FWIW, Texas ABC does their own testing to make sure what is on the label is correct. They may give a slight benefit of the doubt, but not sure.
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Let this be a lesson to those who claim FG readings are accurate for beers above 10%.
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I think you’ll find a lot of small breweries don’t lab test their ABV and IBUs. They’re providing the information with as much accuracy as they can. I don’t think labs measurements are perfect either, how accurate is accurate enough? Also, beer is a batch product, ABV will change a fair amount between batches.
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It has to be with in some percent (I believe 8%) if you put an ABV on the label...
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Do they still taste good?
Yes?
Then who the hell cares?
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If it can be 8% off, what’s the point in testing? No one is going to be that off.
Are you thinking 0.8%?
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doesnt matter to me. i only use the abv as a guideline for how many i can/should drink and to give me an idea of what kind of beer im in for.
personally, i drink beer because i like the flavors. you could take away the alcohol aspect of it and i would probably like it more.
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