Russians crying in their beer over restrictive laws

[mr x]

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/201 ... -new-laws/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...Kids pick up a can on the way to school. Men, the biggest consumers of this healthy beverage, stop for a drink before work. The beverage is popular year-round, being consumed outdoors even when the temperature is well below zero.

The miracle substance? Beer.

Now Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s President, is clamping down. This week, legislators rubber-stamped a new law that reclassifies beer as alcohol and limits when and where it can be sold. The new rules also extend to other drinks that have less than 10% alcohol by volume....

[PEIBeerGuy]

Hilarious, in a way... how "restrictive"!
Reminds me of the Carlsberg strike last year:
http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/carlsb ... 03260.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;