1) I drink
2) My parents do not

I had my first taste of Brandy mix with soft drink when I was 5 during the festive season but that did not turn me into an alcoholic?
Adults should learn how to hold their drinks and marketing products of such does not indicate that kids would instantly become alcoholic if they start drinking alcohol-alike products.
Kids love to play grown-up, remember

It’s the same thing with candy. If a parent strictly regulates their child’s access to sweets, then if the child ever visits the home of a friend where the parents always keep a bowl of chocolates out, they’ll go nuts and devour a good five or ten. However, the kids who always have access to that candy won’t really go for it. Sure they’ll take one or two every so often, but they know it’s always there for them when they want it.

AZ

A very good point. I work in a retail store as a cashier, and i can which kids have access, and which ones don’t. It would be the exact same with the fake beer. The only problem is just the guys at the FDA. They would never clear it, because they’re just a bunch of confused morons. They have the completely wrong idea about what’s right and wrong for children. America is becoming paranoid, and is losing the ability to look ahead. It’s no longer hard work and working your way up, it seems more like “I’m American, and i deserve to be rich NOW!” It’s dwindling in quality.

I’m all for this idea, but most of the rest of america isn’t.

nice post…