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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

these drinks are dangerous btw. 10% alcohol but tastes like a kids soda lol

Edit: apparently it's not 10% everywhere. It is in Germany

[–] tigeruppercut 9 points 1 month ago (8 children)

If you zoom in on the can it says 6%. Japan went through a phase of increasing alcohol percentages on these types of drinks ~10 years ago when the govt was raising taxes on beer a few times in a relatively short time period. They first came out with the "strong" versions which were 9%, and I think that wave peaked at a 13% lemon drink (which tasted like licking a robot, btw).

More recently Japan's been a little more health conscious about booze in general, so there's been an increase in types of non-alcoholic versions of drinks, including pale ale type beers and cocktails. The companies making cheap options like the -196 and the zeros have subsequently put 6 and 7% versions in the stores. There've also been studies showing young people drinking less overall, so it'll be interesting to see what the next moves are.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why do you know what licking a robot tastes like?

[–] tigeruppercut 7 points 1 month ago

Hey, I don't criticize your hobbies...

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