Noun

alcoholic beverage (alcoholic beverages)

  1. a beverage containing more than a trace amount of alcohol

Synonyms

  • alcoholic drink
  • hard drink

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Category: Alcoholic beverages

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Fri Feb 5 19:16:52 2010

An alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol (commonly called alcohol). Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits.

Alcoholic beverages are consumed in most sovereign states. Each nation has laws that regulate their production, sale, and consumption. In particular, such laws specify the minimum age at which a person may legally buy or drink them. The minimum age varies between 16 and 25 depending on the nation and the type of drink. Most nations set it at 18 years of age.

The production and consumption of alcohol occurs in most cultures of the world, from hunter-gatherer peoples to nation-states. Alcoholic beverages are often an important part of social events in these cultures. In many cultures, drinking plays a significant role in social interaction — mainly because of alcohol’s neurological effects.

Alcohol is a psychoactive drug that has a depressant effect. A high blood alcohol content is usually considered to be legal drunkenness because it reduces attention and slows reaction speed. Alcoholic beverages can be addictive, and the state of addiction to alcohol is known as alcoholism.

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Thu Mar 4 14:28:43 2010

How can you find the amount of alcohol in an alcoholic beverage?
Q. How can you find out how much alcohol (the proof) is in an alcoholic beverage? Obviously it's printed on the bottle. But how do the people that put it on the bottle find it out?
Asked by Drew - Sun Jul 19 02:54:06 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They use a hydrometer. From what I recall, readings from before and after fermentation are compared. I'm not familiar with the exact process, though. A hydrolyzer is something different - it is used for separating hydrogen from water.
Answered by John Stalvern - Sun Jul 19 04:13:58 2009

Website that tells you what alcoholic beverage goes with food?
Q. like pizza for example? what kind of alcoholic beverage would you drink with that? is there a website that lists which alcoholic beverages pair well with particular foods?
Asked by Gucci_Lover - Sat Mar 22 18:24:59 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I searched on Google (www.google.com) for +alcohol +beverage +"with food" for wine - - - I got this web page - "Pairing Wines with Food" . . . and that has a link to this web page . . . "Food and Wine Pairing Guide" for beer - - I found this web site which led me to this web site I also found this web site which led me to another "Pairing Wine with Food" web site .
Answered by Deb - Sat Mar 22 18:31:41 2008

Is it against the law to advertise a free alcoholic beverage with the use of a coupon?
Q. In a local advertising campaign through flyers in the restaurant industry, is it against the law to advertise a free alcoholic beverage with return of a coupon? In a local advertising campaign through flyers in the restaurant industry, is it against the Louisiana law to advertise a free alcoholic beverage with return of a coupon?
Asked by Julius G - Fri Feb 12 21:41:55 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There is no Federal law that say's you cannot do it, but that is exactly the type of thing certain states regulate tightly - you will need to investigate state laws to get a clear answer on that one.
Answered by chronic catnip company - Fri Feb 12 22:06:15 2010

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This entry should contain ONLY quotes about alcohol in general; quotes about beer or wine specifically should go in those respective entries. 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.

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