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An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol (commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds). Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes beers, wines, and spirits. Most nations regulate the production, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. In particular, laws specify the minimum age at which a person may legally drink them. This minimum age varies from 16 years in Germany, France, Austria, and Switzerland to 21 years in the United States. In Germany,14-year-old persons may buy low-alcohol beverages, if their parents are present. Alcoholic beverages are part of most European cultures; children in these cultures may occasionally drink alcohol during meals with their family. The production and consumption of alcohol occurs in most cultures and societies of the world, from hunter-gatherer peoples to nation-states. Drinking is very often an important part of social events in such societies, and it can be an important aspect of a community’s culture. Alcoholic beverages that have a lower alcohol content (beer and wine) are produced by fermentation of sugar- or starch-containing plant material; beverages of higher alcohol content (spirits) are produced by fermentation followed by distillation.
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Recipe for Ginger Beer, a wonderful non alcoholic beverage
by Drew Brown
Mar 05, 2008
Ginger beer has a completely different recipe than regular beer, its completely non alcoholic and easy to make, the confusion that people have probably lays in the term beer, its just a common mistake. Ginger beer may be mixed with beer (usually a Br...
Should Alcohol Taxes Pay For Mental Health Programs? Do the Math
by Denny Soisnki
Aug 09, 2007
Improving the Mental Health System
According to a news release that was dated May 9, 2006, the "Standing Senate Committee On Social Affairs, Science and Technology" in Canada recommended the creation of a Canadian Mental Health Commission tha...
Russians And Drinking Alcoholic Beverages
by John Kunkle
Oct 16, 2006
One of the most prominent Russian traditions is heavy drinking. Peter the Great was famous for his drinking exhibitions. If you have read ‘Khrushchev Remembers’, you cannot forget his descriptions of Stalin’s long nightly drinking bouts.
Ru...
The Mojito cocktail is back!
by Kenneth D. Bush
Sep 09, 2006
Mojito (pronounced [moh-HEE-toh]) is a traditional Cuban drink cocktail that became very popular during the late 1980s, but has seen resurgence in popularity in recent years.
The mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: rum, pow...
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