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In article <92101.173002MCBRIDE@auvm.american.edu>, John D. L. McBride
<MCBRIDE@auvm.american.edu> says:
>
>Rabbi Arian:
>
>   Just a quick question about beer.  I was under the impression that
>KP beer was impossible since it is made by fermenting grains (at least
>a "proper" beer is...only malted barley  (in any case, wouldn't malting
>the barley make it chometz?)).  Is there something I'm missing?
>
John:
I'm not really knowledgable  about beer. I was more knowledgable when I
was an undergrad at Georgetown a long time ago.

All I know on this subject is that, there are rumors of a "Kosher for Passover
Beer" in Israel. If "proper" beer is only that made from barley then this
legendary beer would not be a proper beer because, fermented or not, barley is
a no-no on Passover. Perhaps it's made from a different type of grain which is
permitted, at least to Sephardic Jews. Or perhaps it doesn't exist at all and
is simply a Jewish Urban Legend.

If I get the opportunity I will do some more investigating and let you know
what I come up with.

The main reason this whole thread started is because someone posted that beer,
because it's liquid, was exempt from the Passover regulations. This is of
course simply inaccurate and I wanted to disabuse anyone of the notion that
they could drink beer during Passover and still be fulfilling the religious
requirements.

P.S. Beer or no beer, there are definitely a lot more KP liquors available
than previously. Potomac Wines on M St. in Georgetown carries a nice
selection thereof.