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To: SunkenCiv
Fascinating history, SC! Thanks for posting.

I learned lots of things. One of the most pertinent for me was the government limiting base and ship beer to 3.2% ABV (at 7:42). I matriculated at Mizzou in Columbia, MO in 1969, 23 years after the government dictat came down about 3.2% beer. At Columbia, we could only buy 3.2% beer on Sundays! The palate for bland, mild beer was created and led to blah mass produced, weaker, lagers post-war.

18 posted on 08/09/2026 6:55:36 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Probably helped start the rocks-glass bourbon and scotch after the workday. Presidents Truman through Bush41 (apart from Carter, who was active from '46) were WW (I and/or II) vets and they drank the hard stuff.

20 posted on 08/09/2026 7:21:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is just a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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