Editing Low-alcohol beer (section)

==Legal drinking age in the US==
{{Main|Legal drinking age}}

Beers that are labeled "non-alcoholic" still contain a very small amount of alcohol. Thus, some US states require the purchaser to be 21 years old, which is the legal drinking age in the United States. Exceptions include:

*In [[Texas]], the law does not prohibit minors from consuming or buying non-alcoholic beer, but does specify that a beverage containing more than 0.5% ABV is an alcoholic beverage and thus will follow the same restrictions as regular beer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/Underage_Possession_Consumption_Internal_Possession_of_Alcohol.html?tab=Maps|title=APIS - Underage Drinking: Possession/Consumption/Internal Possession of Alcohol|access-date=11 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721055504/http://www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/underage_possession_consumption_internal_possession_of_alcohol.html?tab=maps|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*In [[Minnesota]], non-alcoholic beer (less than 0.5% ABV) does not fit in the category that the state defines as an alcoholic beverage and can be purchased by those under the legal drinking age.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Minnesota Statutes|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=297G.01|publisher=Minnesota Office of the Revisor of statutes|access-date=11 September 2012}}</ref>
*In [[Wisconsin]], the law does not regulate non-alcoholic beer (less than 0.5% ABV), which can be purchased without any age restriction.<ref>{{Cite web |author-link=Wisconsin Department of Revenue |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Information for Wisconsin Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Retailers |url=https://www.revenue.wi.gov/DOR%20Publications/pb302.pdf |access-date=January 2, 2024 |at=17 |quote="Beverages that contain less than 0.5% alcohol by volume are not alcohol beverages regulated by ch. 125, Wis. Stats. Therefore, nonalcohol (NA) 'beer,' and mocktails may be sold in the same manner as water and sodas (e.g., regardless of age). These beverages should not be confused with those labeled 'low alcohol' (LA), which generally contain 3.2% alcohol, and are regulated by ch. 125, Wis. Stats."}}</ref>
*In [[New Jersey]], the law governs only beverages of at least 0.5% ABV.<ref>{{Cite web |last=State of New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety |date=1 November 2015 |title=ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL HANDBOOK FOR RETAIL LICENSEES |url=https://www.nj.gov/lps/abc/downloads/abchandbook02.pdf |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
*In [[Illinois]], beverages with under 0.5% ABV are not governed by the Illinois Liquor Control Act and can be purchased and consumed by minors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/|title=Illinois Legal Aid Online|website=www.illinoislegalaid.org}}</ref>
*In the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]], the District's alcohol laws apply to all beverages and food products that have 0.5% ABV or higher, and prohibit their purchase by anyone under 21. The laws do not reference products labeled as "non-alcoholic beverage."{{cn|date=July 2023}}
*In [[Alaska]], "...non-alcoholic beer and wine (containing less than 0.5% alcohol by volume) are not considered alcoholic beverages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/amco/AlcoholicBeverageFAQs.aspx|title=Alcoholic Beverage FAQ|publisher=The Great State of Alaska}}</ref>
*In [[Hawaii]], Hawaii State Liquor Law §281-1 defines liquor as "...containing one-half of one per cent or more of alcohol by volume...," and a minor as "any person below the age of twenty-one years."<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2023 |title=Liquor Laws of Hawaii (HRS Chapter 281), revised January 2023 |url=https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/bfsliq/bfsliq_docs/2023-0103_HRS_281_website_ver_includes_Act_065.pdf |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref>