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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you give your kid sips, what are you trying to accomplish?[/quote]

I was at a brewpub and I got a sample of 5 4oz beers. My son touched the tip of his finger in each one and tasted the difference. Why? Why not? He asked me why I would order 5 beers. I said they are just tastes and each tastes different. Beer is like food a "chef" spends lots of time trying to get the right recipe. I want to taste the difference. I also discuss the alcohol content of each beer. I discuss they are different and 8% alcohol is crazy for beer, it is high. If you don't know the alcohol content and you think you are drinking a beer that is 4 percent and you drink 2 you actually have had 4, that is dangerous if you are not aware.

I also discuss how important it is to eat food when you drink.

It's a moment to just discuss alcohol in an informative, non judgmental, no lecture format.

So he tasted each?

I suspect the "study" about giving kids a taste does not control for parents who actually drink with their kids or let their kids drink in the home.  [/quote]

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