Beer Report

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), are urging MillerCoors to cease the sale of their new caffeinated beer Sparks Red.  The CSPI argue that Sparks Red is a danger to society at large.  The watchdog group claims that energy beer targets under-aged drinkers with ads that are appealing to that demographic.  They also claim that the caffeine masks the effects of the alcohol leading people to behave wrecklessly because they don’t know that they are actually drunk.  Lawsuits have been filed in 25 different states.

I’ve actually never drank the Sparks Red, but I have had the misfortune of tasting it’s weaker relatives Sparks Light and Sparks Plus.  Let me just say the stuff is nasty, it has a very poisonous effect, and the morning after you’ll have the worst hang-over you’ve ever had.  That’s just my opinion and my experience, I choose to stay away from the Sparks, even when I’m drinking on a budget.

Tastes aside, does the government have a right to stop the sale of this beverage, or any other of it’s type?  The alcohol is sold to adults, not minors.  And there are far more dangerous legal substances out there that aren’t being targeted.  If a person gets drunk they run the risk of being a danger to themselves and those around them, regardless of whether there is caffeine in their drink or not.  Why not stop the sale of whiskey or vodka?  Hey, bring back prohibition while you’re at it.  Right?