Paul Sherwin wrote:


I guess the big brewers like A-B and Coors don't export beer, they own
subsidiaries who brew beer for local markets. Any beer sold in the EU
has to have the ABV stated on the bottle (and the 'Best before' date).


I don't know- I'd guess that the small amount of craft brew that's
exported from the US probably has separate labels from the stuff they
sell at home, to meet the particular rules of the importing countries.
Certainly most of the imports we get obviously are labeled for the US
(including some who leave the BEST BEFORE date off the bottle, even tho'
there's a place for it on the label).

US craft brewers are obviously interested in selling beer in
international markets so use ABV.

I'd say that's a small percentage of the total craft brewers- most can't
even handle shipping their beers one or two states away...

But, getting back to original question (so, NO store clerks read this
newsgroup? We really have to wait until someone goes to the store
tomorrow and check out the megabrew labels?) do ANY US beers that DO
list alcohol content still use ABW (other than in 3.2 states)?