There are a few well-known and long-established brands of
'halal' beer. Most commercial brands of ginger beer (e.g.
Schweppes) and root beer (e.g. A&W) contain no alcohol and are
sold as soft drinks.
As to why Malaysia chose to ban that particular brand of beer,
it was only because its alcohol content was significant enough to
deem it as alcoholic.
So frankly, I wouldn't count that as weird news.
sorry...ignorant...what is th threshold for "significant"? is it
in the quran or would it be an edict issued by the ulamas of the
respective countries?
