Seachickens are selling fans watered-down beer

[KamaAina]

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/11/12/7205889/seahawks-selling-watered-down-beer-century-link-field

Ever been to a game at CenturyLink Field and thought your beer didn't taste quite right? Your taste buds didn't deceive your ability to taste Buds, because it turns out the Seahawks have been watering down their beverages.

Komo News in Seattle tested six beers from the stadium and found the following:

Stella Artois:
5.0% advertised ABV
4.8% tested

Bud Light:
4.2% advertised
3.9% tested

[Auggie]

1. Well, the alcohol % in wine never matches what's on the label either...

it's usually rounded down, though, to avoid paying higher taxes. That's how the feds tax wine -- by alcohol content.

Don't know about beer, but I'd guess the TTB allows for alcohol content fluctuations too. A .2% or .3% difference isn't that big a deal and probably allowable by law.

I believe A-Bs response. Komo News is in error and sbnation should not have posted the story.

Who drinks Bud Light anyway?

[KamaAina]

2. Seachickens fans, apparently

[JonLP24]

3. I actually drank a beer in the stadium before

but unless you're prepared to spend $50 or more, you won't get drunk so it doesn't matter much anyways.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. What's the big deal? Bud Light and Coors Light are little more than. . .

. . .watered-down piss anyway. For people who don't know what real beer is about and wonder why the hell they have to drink so much of it to feel a buzz.



But it's no secret that beer is sold in stadiums at an astronomical markup.