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We sell these. It says very fucking clearly whiskey flavored.
The funny part is this is actually a selling point in many places which restrict the sale of spirts, but allow beer/wine sales to supermarkets. >

Right? I knew they weren't whiskey when they popped up in beer stores instead of the state-run liquor stores (PA) >

Man, that will always be weird to me. Here in louisiana, I can buy any type of alcohol from just about anywhere. Gas stations, grocery stores, dollar stores, CVS/Walgreens. The only restrictions I think is you can't buy between 2am and 6am. I'm pretty sure I'm never more than 10 minutes away from a place I could buy. >

Drive thru daiquiri stands, too, which I miss.  It's a pain here in Pennsylvania.  You have to do math to figure out if you don't have too much beer when checking out at the grocery store, and this is an improvement on what they had before. >

There's a quantity limit on volume/bottles? >

Yess. You can go back in and buy more tho, literally a pain. >

Ironically the mini bottle in the image here is of the real shit from the liquor store, not the mini bottles the lawsuit refers to >

Right, the issue is with the little bottles you can buy at a gas station. >

If the store only sells “liquor” in tiny over priced bottles. It’s probably not liquor. There are separate licenses in my state to sell each. Malt liquor is a helluva drug. >

I tried one and there was no difference in taste. If you put enough of that cinnamon flavor in anything, you wouldn't be able to tell what it was. >

Taste the difference? No, will you feel it? Hell yes. Malt liquor hangovers from super sweetened drinks is extra hard on the liver. Dehydration is 2x as bad, and it’s not a good buzz like some liquors or wines. >

I think I did this to myself the other day. Was wondering how 711 was selling them when they don’t sell liquor here. Worst hangover in a long while, couldn’t figure out what I did to myself since my friend and I drink plenty at bars. I don’t do great with gluten so that may have something to do with it. Welp I’m on board with this lawsuit now. >

I got fucked like that vacationing in Florida. I bought about 20 of those damn things. It wasn't until my friend told me that the fake Fireball just says Cinnamon. They sell Fake Southern Comfort too. >

What is it then? No alcohol? >

Malt liquor >

I was about to roll my eyes at this dumb lawsuit, but at a cursory glance, they have a REALLY good argument.  I'm not sure what the law would say about this, but they were definitely trying to pull one over on people. >

Agree. 
Maybe I’m dumb, but was there alcohol (I know it’s not whiskey) in the ones the lawsuit is talking about? When I blow the pic up, it gets grainy and the article says something like malt beverage. >

There is alcohol. It’s a malt alcohol around 12% I think. It’s slightly deceptive, but the bottle doesn’t say whiskey. >

With “whiskey flavor” what ever that is. >

It's an old man's sweat after a hard day's work in the yard. >

I’ll just ring out the shirt >

Also from the article:

The attorney representing the plaintiffs, Spencer Sheehan, is well-known for filing class-action lawsuits against food companies, according to The Washington Post. He previously filed lawsuits against Kellogg’s, saying the company’s strawberry Pop-Tarts contain as much apple and pear as they do strawberries.

There are strawberries in Pop-Tarts!? >

Apparently not >

About as much as Apple and pear evidently >

So 0. >

I should post this on the door of our dumpster. Many mini's don't make their way in the bins. >

It all tastes like flaming shit anyhow >

Put one in a cider beer and it tastes like fall. If it's angry orchard, it's called an angry balls. >

Folks hate on Fireball all the time, but it's absolutely fucking delicious, especially when mixed with various other beverages. 
One of my favorite summer cocktails... 1 oz Fireball. 1 oz peach schnapps. 6 oz sweet iced tea. You're welcome in advance. No idea what it's called, but it has peach cobbler vibes. >

No idea what it's called 
Diabetes. >

Alcoholic cocktails, much like donuts, are not meant to be healthy but can still be enjoyed in moderation. >

Yeah but the unhealthy part is supposed to be the alcohol not the added sugar content. I got nausea from how sweet that’d be just thinking about it. >

Who says any part of a cocktail is supposed to be healthy? What cocktail police have decreed this? I kinda like a piña colada now and again. If you don't like sweet drinks, so be it. Go drink something else. But again... It's okay to have unhealthy things in moderation.
Beyond that, it's just a game of stop liking things I don't like. >

No one who enjoys a drink that sweet enjoys sugar in moderation. >

Again... If you don't like sugar, drink something else. >

Aww I knew it when I saw them at Walmart. Glad I didn't buy them >

In Ohio at least they actually can be the whiskey based liquors available at grocery stores. But it's only 21% alcohol. To get the full strength stuff you have to go to a liquor store like most states although the funny thing is that the kroger by me has a liquor store inside it where they sell the normal liquor and then they have the watered down versions in with the beer, just outside the door to the liquor section. >

That's a really mean thing to do to homeless alcoholics. >

Might help their breath >

I worked at a place that sold these. It states clearly on the back of the bottle (albeit in small font because they're small bottles) that it is a 14%ABV malt beverage. We told every person who purchased one that it isn't actually whiskey. I don't think this lawsuit is going to anywhere because, again, it is stated clear as day on the back >

Funny timing seeing this article. I was at a Speedway today behind this dude who asked for two Fireballs, and the clerk patiently gave him a heads up that it wasn't real whiskey, but rather cinnamon flavored malt liquor. The gentleman politely declined the fireball and went on his way. >

So it's just a malt beverage, a beer? 😂 >

Yep, very tiny bottle of beer. >

Very tiny bottle of very strong "beer" at 20% (half the alcohol content of fireball whiskey). >

True but given the volume, it is still a tiny beer. >

That's a reasonable enough take but my point was that 2 of them actually equals the same alcohol content as a fireball whiskey shot. >

And one fireball shot (33% for the whisky and 16.5% for the malt btw, it is pretty weak product all around) only has around 2/3 the alcohol of a single 5% 12 oz beer. And thats not even comparing it to higher abv malt liqueurs which the non-whisky version is. >

A typical shot of whiskey, vodka, rum, etc is 40% ABV (or 80 proof) so Fireball whiskey is approximately the same as all of those.
Not sure why anyone feels this is worth quibbling over... Lol >

You are stretching “approximately” quite a bit. >

That's ridiculous.. sure, 33% doesn't equal 40% but it's similar enough that it's still considered a "spirit" and not a liqueur. >

It is a 21% difference. That not close to being “approximately” the same. >

I don't drink Fireball, but I do drink Southern Comfort. I figured this shit out immediately. I live in PA, and liquor laws are harsh. As soon as I saw the Firebal / SoCo / (some brand of) Rum display at the grocery store, I knew it wasn't legit. It's like 20% ABV, and is shit. >

This is the type of stuff I'd expect to see someone hustling out of their trunk. The same guys selling perfume and DVDs. The actual manufacturer though? Come on >

People, please love yourself more. Don't drink fireball. >

Lawsuit: Bottles of Fireball at bars don’t contain whiskey either >

That's not what I got out of this article. It just says the smaller, cheaper pocket shots that do not say whisky and show a lower ABV do not contain whisky. >

If you are drinking fire ball, I have to ask you have given up on your self this far why even bother with the lawsuit? >

I fell victim to this in my recent trip to the Bay area. >

Yeah, that was obvious in NYS when they were sold outside of liquor stores. Then you read the label (or talk with the vendor) and learn that those things are flavored malt beverages. >

Maybe because I am from NY and liquor can only be sold in liquor stores, but once I saw these fireball shooters in the gas station I knew it had to be malt liquor or something. Plus the alcohol content is much lower. But I can see if these are sold along side liquor it could be deceiving. Always read labels!!! >

What's the other one they started selling with Fireball here in NY gas stations? Red Stag I think? I had same thought as you when I seen them in the gas station ( Though I already knew as I was a bartender for 10 years) >

I hate these fuckin things. I wish they’d get banned forever. They’re literally ALL OVER my local ski hill, damn savages. My 9 year old kid counts how many he can see on the lift ride up. For some reason hardly anything else gets littered, but these damn bottles are EVERYHWERE >

Full sized bottles of fireball dont either. 
Fireball is a schnapps thats able to put "whiskey" on the label through a loophole. >

Pretty sure they say that on the label, that they're some wine byproduct. >

Yeah no shit. That's the point. >

If you're going in for Fireball, you aren't looking for Whiskey anyway. You are looking for cinnamon flavored hard alcohol that may or may not contain whiskey. This gripe is more one of not getting shitty drunk as easily.  
To each their own but Fireball has about as much to do with Whiskey flavor as American Football has to do with kicking a ball. It's in there, you'll catch a sense of it once in a while but it's not why you buy the product. >

It's rebranded cinnamon schnapps.