Comments on: alcoholic http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2008/12/alcoholic.html defending our rights from the ramparts Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:43:35 -0400 hourly 1 By: Linoge http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2008/12/alcoholic.html/comment-page-1#comment-1315 Linoge Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:06:49 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=883#comment-1315 ... or I just skimmed the wrong part, and now look the fool. That is an option too :). Thanks. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1315','Linoge'); return false;">reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1315','Linoge','... or I just skimmed the wrong part, and now look the fool.\nThat is an option too :). Thanks.\n'); return false;">quote</a></div> … or I just skimmed the wrong part, and now look the fool.
That is an option too :) . Thanks.

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]]> By: BobG http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2008/12/alcoholic.html/comment-page-1#comment-1314 BobG Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:59:48 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=883#comment-1314 “To ensure that the rum had not been watered down, it was “proved” by dousing gunpowder in it, then testing to see if the gunpowder would ignite. If it did not burn, the rum contained too much water—and was considered to be “under proof.”"
Beer and wine are both “under proof”, so must be classified by percentage.

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]]> By: Linoge http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2008/12/alcoholic.html/comment-page-1#comment-1313 Linoge Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:54:17 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=883#comment-1313 Well that was too easy. And still does not adequately explain why beers and wines are typically only in percentage, while "hard" liquors include the proof number ;). <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1313','Linoge'); return false;">reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1313','Linoge','Well that was too easy. And still does not adequately explain why beers and wines are typically only in percentage, while \"hard\" liquors include the proof number ;).\n'); return false;">quote</a></div> Well that was too easy. And still does not adequately explain why beers and wines are typically only in percentage, while “hard” liquors include the proof number ;) .

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]]> By: BobG http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2008/12/alcoholic.html/comment-page-1#comment-1312 BobG Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:19:48 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=883#comment-1312 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(alcohol)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(alcohol)</a> <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1312','BobG'); return false;">reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1312','BobG','<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proof_(alcohol)\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proof_(alcohol)<\/a>\n'); return false;">quote</a></div> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(alcohol)

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