"Snowbird" wrote in message om...

Is it possible this is some Federal or State health regulation?

No. There are a lot of people making unpasturized beer. Pathogens
that grow in beer aren't very common. The main reason beer is pasturized
is to make it more shelf stable from a taste standpoint. By cooking the
stuff to death, Bud is as skunky three months from now as it is the day
it is canned.