I posted previously on the end of Zima, the original malternative. Today, Brendan Koerner has an interesting piece up at Slate detailing the history of the vile concoction. Before reading it, I didn’t realize Zima was charcoal filtered lager. Fascinating stuff. Funny thing, my only personal Zima-related memory was a guy [...]
So as most people reading this already know, Alabama has a law that limits the alcohol content of beer sold here to 6% ABV. Thus Free The Hops. All the history and details there.
In addition to keeping out 100% of all Trappiste Ales, Barleywines, Imperial Stouts, Double IPAs, and other naturally high gravity [...]