My Maine Meal

Its Friday night, you've spent the entire week with long days at work and you want nothing more than to head out and have a good time with your friends. A good time can easily turn to drama when someone gets in over their head - which is easy to do when ABV varies so dramatically between different beers. Let's take an example, can you tell the difference between a T2-R9 Barleywine and an Oyster Stout, (both beers served at Three Tides in Belfast)? You may not know from the names, but one has 11% alcohol and the other only 5%, a difference you'll only notice perhaps a little too late.

As it turns out though, there's a law in Maine dating back to the 1930's that makes it illegal to post ABV on menus or other displays. There's currently emergency legislation to allow for a change to the law - and a public hearing scheduled for the week of February 24th. From what we hear there's been nothing but support for the change, but only time will tell.

Head on over to Maine Today's article for more information and the latest developments.