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There is less alcohol and more water in a case of american beer compared to Canadian beer

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Amercian beer and Canadian beer are no different. It a common myth.

"You’ll hear this most about Canadian vs. American beer, but other countries get in the act as well. "You know, the Canadian beer is stronger than American beer." Give ‘em the razzberry, because it just isn’t so.

We can dispense with this one pretty quickly. First, most beer, as in over 90% of it, around the world, is under 5.5% ABV (Yes, even in Belgium). Second, most American, Canadian, and European beers (by volume sold) are between 4.3 and 5.0%: that’s the range where the best-sellers fall. And most full-calorie American, Canadian, and European beers are about 5%; the lights run a bit lower. Period. That’s fact.

So where’s the confusion come in? Two things. First, it’s all in how it’s measured. Canadian brewers generally use alcohol by volume (ABV), whereas American brewers have historically used alcohol by weight (ABW), which gives lower numbers. Quick math lesson: if you have 1 liter of 4% ABV beer, 4% of that liter, or 40 ml, is alcohol. However, because alcohol weighs only 79.6% as much as water, that same beer is only 3.18% ABW. To a Canadian, therefore, 3.2 beer is really 4.0 beer. People heard the two different numbers and naturally thought it meant the Canadian beer was stronger. Confusing, but understandable.

The other issue is the general lightness of American mainstream beer. For various reasons both historical and cultural, Americans have come to like their beer lighter in body and lower in bitterness than Europe and Canada. This seems to be a lighter beer overall, but the alcohol is not lower. In fact, the average beer in the U.S. is actually stronger than many a heavier, more bitter beer in England. Big flavor does not mean big alcohol. Case in point: Guinness Stout is under 4.2% ABV. If that doesn’t convince you, nothing will!"

Every possible developed country with social orientation has very high taxation. For every natural source. Canada just one of them. Nothing is perfect of course. But here looks like dividing of family income for low salary for one spouse but with all family benefits from this side and main income from another spouse who is self-employed is best way to skip part of the taxes.
If you have smart and loyal source of help once a year of course to keep it legal.
For the beer, well I was taking-it-into all over the globe. Here is no difference as long as it is independent brewery. Molson and all others fussy-water national wide crap makers are not making any beer anymore it is sugar syrup with gas and artificial flavor. This is why last year was setting the record for beer made by small and local independent makers. If you are going to pub at any place in North America ask for local beer or some of them will have house beer. It will be simply the best.