[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by calumniate

I once heard a statement that Molson Canadian would brew their beer at a higher percentage, then add water. Would make sense from an efficiency standpoint, and the overall grossness of the beer. Dirty pool if true as well!

That's exactly what they do, and it doesn't matter at all.
It's damn near impossible to hit the 5% right on the head, and they can't just add more alcohol, so they brew it to stronger than 5% and then dilute it to the proper alcohol level.
It's done with every kind of booze in the world, beer, vodka, even the fanciest single malts are done this way.