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(CNN) -- Every old-school journalist wants this assignment: test beer to see if it's been watered down, as a recent class-action lawsuit in California claims. CNN conducted an independent lab test of Budweiser and related brands this week. The results? Budweiser contained 4.94% alcohol by volume, compared with 5% stated on the label. Bud Light Lime possessed 4.13%, compared with 4.2% stated on the packaging. And Bud Ice showed 5.35%, compared with the label's 5.5%. When told of the results, a spokesman for Anheuser-Busch, which brews the brands, reiterated the company's stance that the lawsuit is "completely false" and "groundless."

The lawsuit's claims are partly based on internal information from former