6cL net), whose well-known book on the British system of alcoholometry entitled “Alcoholometry: an Account of the British Method of Alcoholic Strength Determination” was noticed in our columns ...

Beer with a strength between 1.3 per cent and 3.4 per cent carry a duty of £9.27 for each litre of pure alcohol, whereas beer with an alcohol strength of 3.5 per cent to 8.4 per cent carries a ...

They’re very full-bodied, though. There has certainly been a general increase in the alcoholic strength of Australian red table wines over the past 20 to 30 years and debate continues as to why.