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are easily absorbed by the human system and have definite
food value.
The two fermented beverages also contain a modicum of
carbonic acid which causes the "bead" or "head" to rise as
the carbonic acid struggles to release itself from the fluids,
which consist in the main of water to a percentage ranging
from 8s to 92 per cent.
Solid materials in beers and ales range from 4 to 8 per
cent and the alconol from 2 to 6 per cent, although in the
imported beers and ales this content sometimes varies up to
ten per cent.