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[devildeac]

My aging memory recalls that in North Carolina, only 3.2% beer was sold until the late 70's, when 'liquor-by-the-drink' was first allowed (county options).
Thus, 6 Schlitz' wouldn't have been too traumatic on 25 year old livers.
Currently, those Belgian Ales in the 9% range are a challenge to my hepatocytes.

A bit of history from Fullsteam about the North Carolina Pop The Cap campaign:

https://www.fullsteam.ag/mission/pop-the-cap

"For seventy years, North Carolina had imposed a 6% ABV restriction on beer sold and brewed within the state. Only four other states -- West Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi -- had such a severe restriction."

[BLPOG]

A bit of history from Fullsteam about the North Carolina Pop The Cap campaign:

https://www.fullsteam.ag/mission/pop-the-cap

"For seventy years, North Carolina had imposed a 6% ABV restriction on beer sold and brewed within the state. Only four other states -- West Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi -- had such a severe restriction."

That's slightly misleading - some other states have conditional ABV restrictions (that are lower) depending on the point of sale and/or consumption (e.g. Colorado* and Utah).

*Recently revised.