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An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol (commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds). Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes beers, wines, and spirits. Most nations regulate the production, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. In particular, laws specify the minimum age at which a person may legally drink them. This minimum age varies from 16 years in Germany, France, Austria, and Switzerland to 21 years in the United States. In Germany,14-year-old persons may buy low-alcohol beverages, if their parents are present. Alcoholic beverages are part of most European cultures; children in these cultures may occasionally drink alcohol during meals with their family. The production and consumption of alcohol occurs in most cultures and societies of the world, from hunter-gatherer peoples to nation-states. Drinking is very often an important part of social events in such societies, and it can be an important aspect of a community’s culture. Alcoholic beverages that have a lower alcohol content (beer and wine) are produced by fermentation of sugar- or starch-containing plant material; beverages of higher alcohol content (spirits) are produced by fermentation followed by distillation.
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