It's just a matter of where you can purchase it (liquor stores). There is no limit on the amount of alcohol a beer can have in Utah. Uinta makes a fantastic barley wine that comes in annually at around 10.5% abv. These rules only apply to beers on tap or purchased outside of state run liquor stores. But, they aren't as weak as you might think. I'm not saying that Utah's beers run neck-n-neck (alcohol wise) with the rest of the worlds beers. Not much.ĭraught Guinness, one of the worlds most beloved beers comes in at a whopping 4.2% abv. Bohemian Breweries Pilsner (4.0%abv) the difference is 0.2% difference or 2 oz. Compare a pint of Bud Light (4.2%abv) with let's say. The graphic above, ( courtesy Uinta Brewing) simplifies it nicely. This percentage is in many cases just slightly less than the average alcohol content of most mainstream beers. Why? who the hell knows.Īnyway, if you were to measure our 3.2% (by weight) beer in the same fashion as everyone else (by volume), they're really 4.0% beers. However in Utah, our regulators prefer that alcohol be measured by weight. Most of the world measures the amount of alcohol in beer by volume. There are two ways to measure the alcohol content in a beverage. The first-two do in fact exist, but the latter is up to interpretation. Followed closely by Polygamy and then 3.2% beer. If you were to asked to associate anything with the state of Utah, the first thing to come to mind would most likely be Mormons.
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