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Alcopop
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Alcopop
A popular term—not used by the alcohol industry—for any of the alternative beverages that were formulated in response to an increase in the US federal wine tax. The spirits industry responded by moving away from wine coolers to malt-based alcoholic beverages including 'hard' lemonades and fruit coolers

alcopop
Substance abuse A cider, juice or other beverage which has been commercially 'spiked' with a low amount of alcohol–eg, ±5%; some authorities believe alcopops may lead to future heavier alcohol use. Cf Alcohol, Wine cooler.


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Forty-seven states classify the drinks as beer, according to the Flavored Malt Beverage Coalition.
Brands they will distribute include beer and flavored malt beverages from Miller/Coors, Boston Beer (Sam Adams), Crown Importing (Corona), Diageo (Guinness), Mike's Hard Lemonade, Labatt, Harpoon, Magic Hat, Smuttynose, Pabst, Battles & Jaymes and Seagram.
A new law in Utah, effective October 1, has classified flavored malt beverages as distilled spirit products.
 
 
 
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