Colorado 3.2 Beer List

[Yota]

I need to provide a 1/4 bbl keg of 3.2 beer for my wife's company picnic.

I'm aware that anything I see at the grocery store is 3.2 beer and should be available in 1/2 or 1/4 bbl kegs.

Does anyone have a list of what 3.2 beers are available? I'm wondering if there are any that I may not be aware of.

We are looking for something in the flavor range of a Fat Tire. They probably wouldn't like an American Pale Ale like Avalanche - too hoppy.

TIA

[Yota]

I just heard from Highlands Ranch Wine Seller that none of the kegs are 3.2. Not even Bud and Coors, etc. That's surprising.

[BurbLover]

Are they gonna test it? If not, just get what you get. Then tell em "the sales rep said it was 3.2 when I bought it :)"

Works for me. I'm guessing the 3.2 requirement is to help deter drunk coworkers and such...

[GarageWheeler]

I just heard from Highlands Ranch Wine Seller that none of the kegs are 3.2. Not even Bud and Coors, etc. That's surprising.

Coors used to be lower in alcohol than most. Their "6%" was actually between 3.3% and 5%, according to the plant in Golden. Of course, that was 20 years ago :shrug: .

Steve.

[oleblue]

Dont worry about the 3.2 is mostly the same as the "6" percent...

"3.2" beer. It can contain no more than 3.2 percent alcohol by mass. But the beer sold in liquor stores is labeled by volume, and most beer is about 5 percent alcohol by volume. But when you convert from weight to volume you find that the "3.2" beer is really 4 percent alcohol by volume and if the coors 6 is only 5, then the 1 percent differance, is not much.

[Snotty]

3.2 is the top. Which means max of 4% ABV. So a "3.2% ABW can be less then 4% and in some cases much less.

I personally have never seen a 3.2% ABW beer in a keg.

Yota, you may want to try and find a beer that is as close to 4% ABV as possible.

[Yota]

My main question: is there any difference in the alcohol content between the beer sold in bottles at the grocery store (which must be "3.2" by law) and the same beer sold in kegs?

In other words, are brewers using two different formulations of the same beer to be sold in the same town? That makes very little sense to me from an economics POV but who knows.

[Snotty]

Sometimes.

To gain the 3.2% ABW, some beer makers literally water down their beer.

That is about the best answer I can give. Not much difference in "Light Beers" because you have to cut the amount of grains and alcohol to make a "Light Beer" or again, water it down.

Fosters: 4.0% ABV
Mic Ultra: 4.1% ABV
Draught Guiness: 4.1(ish)% ABV
Bud Light: 4.2% ABV
Bud Select: 4.3% ABV
Miller Lite: 4.4% ABV
Budweiser: 5.0% ABV

[jnschwie]

Why must it be 3.2%? :confused:

[Snotty]

Blue Laws.

[jnschwie]

for the picnic, I mean.

[Snotty]

I suppose most people don't have a real clue what is going on with 3.2% ABW vs 4%+ ABV.

[jnschwie]

Fill me in, if I apparently don't get it. I just know on Sundays you can only have the 3.2%.

I don't have a real clue that you can't be in public with 4% +.

[Snotty]

I don't have a real clue that you can't be in public with 4% +.

No one said that. It's Yota's picnic, ask him why they requested 3.2% beer. Mu guess would be "Less Alcohol". But that would be an answer from an uneducated bad beer drinker.

[jnschwie]

That's what I was initially trying to do. :laughing:

I concur. Just pick something middle of the road and forget alcohol content. Regardless of what it is (even IPA), it'll be less alcohol than wine or spirits.

:beer:

[DanaT]

I think the beer you are searching for to meet your needs is EKU28.

-Dana

[Yota]

Denver Parks has a stupid new rule that you can't have anything other than "3.2" beer in any of their parks. Ann is working on the primary care picnic and they're struggling to figure out what the hell Denver Parks wants them to do. They didn't have this idiotic rule 2 years ago.

I told her she needs to press Denver Parks to provide an "OK beers" list in writing.

[Yota]

It's at the top of the permit application and in the rules. They don't specify ABV or ABW.

http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/469/documents/2007%20Picnic%20Application.pdf

[Snotty]

Special Occasion Permits. A Special Occasion
Permit is issued for a private gathering at one
of 7 locations in 4 metro area parks (please see
reverse for a list of sites). Site capacities range
from 25 to 350 people. The serving of beer, wine
and champagne is allowed if an Alcohol Agreement
is completed and signed. Special Occasion
permits require insurance and may require
trash and/or sanolet agreements.

And

11. Alcoholic Beverages: 3.2% beer is the only alcoholic beverage allowed in the parks except under special licensing. Beer must be
served in cans or from a keg in plastic cups. All State liquor laws apply. Alcoholic beverage sales, including purchased tickets, are
prohibited, except under special licensing (see Alcoholic Beverages General Policies and Guidelines).

Sounds like someone didn't do their homework.

Pull the special permit, which is really just a fee and stop worrying about 3.2% ABW Beer.

[Snotty]

Strange, I did some looking around. It looks like if you are going to have 3.2% beer, you don't need a special permit. But if you are going to have Beer, Wine or Champagne, you need a special permit and have to actually submit the permit in person vs faxing in. As I understood it.

And you can't pull the special form from the web. So my guess is they want you to go in and reserve the spot and submit/pay for the site. Looks like is bloddy expensive. You may just want to get cans and go with that.

[jnschwie]

Why are you having the party for a clinic based in Centennial (Littleton?) in Denver? Move that shiat to HR and quit worrying. :D

[Yota]

It's for all of primary care pharmacy.

Last year they had in Lakewood I think and it was nice. They decided on this park and got their permit before they realized this new rule.

[Snotty]

I think you still go in and pull the special permit. Unless the park isn't one of the ones that can have get one.

[jnschwie]

It's for all of primary care pharmacy.

Last year they had in Lakewood I think and it was nice. They decided on this park and got their permit before they realized this new rule.

Oh ewps. My bad.

(Sarah didn't even tell me about this party) :confused:

[oleblue]

Oh ewps. My bad.

(Sarah didn't even tell me about this party) :confused:

That's because it is a suprise party for you:flipoff2:

[jnschwie]

More likely not invited.