Quote Originally Posted by gopokes88 View Post
Little known fact. 3.2 beer is actually 3.2% alcohol by weight whereas "6 point" is alcohol by volume. 3.2 by weight converts to about 4% by volume. Whereas "6 point" is actually 4.2%-5% by volume. Crafts are typically 6% or higher. Truth be told, while distribution is tricky, Crafts like not being next to the giants of beer and competing against them for shelf space.

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Oh and you forgot the other titan in the industry. The Naifeh family. Between AB and the Naifeh's, the only changes you'll see are the ones they want.
I am familiar with 3.2 ABW being 4% by volume. I was wondering if the current law could be changed to allow a higher number to be considered "low-point," such as 5% or 6% by volume. This would allow the major brewers to sell their real product in grocery stores as well as open up grocery store shelf space to better domestics such as Sam Adams, while still keeping the stronger craft beers in the liquor stores. The biggest offense of 3.2 beer is not its alcohol content but the fact the brewers water down their product to meet the guideline. The mount of water it takes to lower the ABV just a half of a percent is enough to significantly alter the flavor of the beer. That is a shame.

Would it be possible to increase the definition of "non-intoxicating" to something higher than 3.2 ABW? Franklin Roosevelt changed the definition from 0.5 ABW to 3.2 ABW with relative ease in 1933.