By Associated Press
Anniston, AL – In an effort to get more specialty beers on the market in Alabama, a group wants to change state's limit on alcohol in beer.
Free the Hops is an organization whose mission is to increase the 6 percent alcohol by volume level allowed in beer sold in other states. Hops is a flower used to season beer and increases taste and sometimes raises the alcohol level. FTH president Danny Kiln said he doesn't want the government limiting his options.
Alabama limits beer to 6 percent alcohol by volume. Bottles and cans of beer cannot exceed one pint. In June, proposed legislation to raise alcohol level and size in beer received the Shroud Award in the state House of Representatives, an annual honor bestowed upon the worst legislative reception.
Republican State Representative Randy Wood of Anniston said he will not support the measure because drinkers already have plenty of alcoholic options.
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