10 



The Bulletin. 



BEERS, IMITATION AND NEAR-BEERS. 



DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS. 



Malt liquor is a beverage raade by the alcoholic fennentation of an 

 infusion, in potable water, of barley malt and hops, with or without 

 unmalted grains. 



Beer is a malt liquor produced by bottom fermentation, and contains 

 not less than 5.00 per cent of extractive matter and 0.16 per cent of ash, 

 chiefly potassium phosphate, and not less than 2.75 per cent of alcohol 

 by volume. 



Lager beer is beer which has been stored in casks for a period not less 

 than three months, and contains not less than 3,00 per cent of alcohol 

 by volume. 



RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION OF 



