Re:Show HN: Pour Decision – Alcohol Tracker and Mindful Drin...
by ZhongXina on Sunday July 14, 2024 @11:32AM
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This
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvass
is pretty popular in many former USSR states, and can be easily made at home. I have no idea if you will like the taste, I'm used to it from childhood. It has 1-2% alcohol and gives a slight buzz if you drink liters of it (which I tend to do in summer).
Re:Show HN: Pour Decision – Alcohol Tracker and Mindful Drin...
by SOLAR_FIELDS on Sunday July 14, 2024 @12:25PM
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Interesting. I don’t typically like the flavor profile of beverages like kombucha but do like sour beers so this is worth a shot. Thanks!
Re:Show HN: Pour Decision – Alcohol Tracker and Mindful Drin...
by vermarish on Sunday July 14, 2024 @11:23AM
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I didn't expect Sweden's Prohibition history to be so interesting.
Re:Show HN: Pour Decision – Alcohol Tracker and Mindful Drin...
by bdcravens on Sunday July 14, 2024 @11:11AM
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> the most watered down thing available which is usually around 3.5%
There's many beers in the 6%+ range; they're just not at many grocery stores, and instead you have to go to a specialty store.
Re:Show HN: Pour Decision – Alcohol Tracker and Mindful Drin...
by SOLAR_FIELDS on Sunday July 14, 2024 @11:13AM
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Perhaps you misunderstood the comment (and indeed rereading it I can see how it might be taken to mean that I am saying that only 3.5% beers are available in the states, which is definitely not the case. I’ve edited it to be more clear). There are certainly tons of options in the States above 3.5%. I’ve seen 18% beers before. But there are almost no options between N/A (legally less than 0.5%) and 3.5%, which is about the ABV of your typical domestic lager
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by rubyfan on Sunday July 14, 2024 @11:26AM
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I think kombucha used to have 1-ish percent or more but they were made to get rid of most of the alcohol.
Re:Show HN: Pour Decision – Alcohol Tracker and Mindful Drin...
by SOLAR_FIELDS on Sunday July 14, 2024 @11:46AM
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I recall that a lot of the problem around this was that the content was regulating kombucha as an alcoholic beverage which makes distribution a lot more difficult.
Having lived in Sweden a bit who has better approach around this I can say it’s much nicer - Systembolaget has options for pretty much any percentage you like and breweries like mikkeller are making incredible low ABV options. 2% is available at the grocery store, and bars are legally required to offer N/A options.