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  2. Alcohol by volume - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as alc/vol or ABV) is a standard measure of the volume of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a volume percent. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is defined as the number of millilitres (mL) of pure ethanol present in 100 mL (3.5 imp fl oz; 3.4 US fl oz) of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).

  3. Beer measurement - Wikipedia

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    The strength of beer is measured by its alcohol content by volume expressed as a percentage, that is to say, the number of millilitres of absolute alcohol (ethanol) in 100 mL of beer. The most accurate method of determining the strength of a beer would be to take a quantity of beer and distill off a spirit that contains all of the alcohol that ...

  4. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    2 US pints. The 32 oz pitcher is usually used with large 16 oz beer glasses (2 glasses per pitcher). 40 (Imp.) 1.137 litres (L) 40 imp oz: 2 imperial pints, 1 imperial quart, or a quarter of an imperial gallon. Referred to as a "40" or “40-pounder” in Canada (as in 40 Imperial ounces; also used for spirits) and a litre in the United States ...

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  6. List of breweries in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Illinois' breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Illinois' breweries and related industries was more than $1.4 billion. [2] Consumer purchases of Illinois' brewery products generated ...

  7. Beer in the United States - Wikipedia

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    First, the Volstead Act defining "intoxicating liquors", was amended in April 1933 by the Cullen–Harrison Act to provide that beer with a strength of up to 3.2% alcohol was not "intoxicating", and thus not prohibited [29] (The "3.2 %" referred to is a measurement by weight and would be roughly equivalent to 4% if measured by volume, as is now ...

  8. Manhattan Brewing Company of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Annual Report Of The Federal Trade Commission For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30 1944 mentions a case "Manhattan Brewing Co., Chicago.--Seventh Circuit (Chicago), misleading use of words "Canadian" and "Wisconsin" in brand or trade names for beer or ale not brewed in Canada or Wisconsin." [2] The Canadian (Ace) issue continued through 1946. [3]

  9. Alcohol proof - Wikipedia

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    The proof system in the United States was established around 1848 and was based on percent alcohol rather than specific gravity. Fifty percent alcohol by volume was defined as 100 proof. [4] This is different from 50% volume fraction (expressed as a percentage); the latter does not take into account change in volume on mixing, whereas the ...