As used in the Codified Ordinances:
(a) “Alcohol” means ethyl alcohol, whether rectified or diluted with water or not, whatever its origin may be, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol. Such term excludes denatured alcohol and wood alcohol.
(b) “Intoxicating liquor” and “liquor” include all liquids and compounds, other than beer, containing 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume which are fit to use for beverage purposes, from whatever source and by whatever process produced, by whatever name called, and whether they are medicated, proprietary or patented. “Intoxicating liquor” and “liquor” include cider and alcohol, and all solids and confections which contain 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume.
(c) “Beer.”
(1) Includes all beverages brewed or fermented wholly or in part from malt products and containing 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume.
(2) Beer, regardless of the percent of alcohol by volume, is not intoxicating liquor for purposes of this code, the Ohio Revised Code, or any rules adopted under it.
(d) “Person” includes firms and corporations.
(e) “Low-alcohol beverage” means any brewed or fermented malt product, or any product made from the fermented juices of grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products, that contains either no alcohol or less than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by volume. The beverages described in subsection (e) hereof do not include a soft drink such as root beer, birch beer, or ginger beer.
(f) “Mixed beverages.” Includes bottled and prepared cordials, cocktails, highballs, and solids and confections that are obtained by mixing any type of whiskey, neutral spirits, brandy, gin or other distilled spirits with, or over, carbonated or plain water, pure juices from flowers and plants, and other flavoring materials. The completed product shall contain not less than 0.5% of alcohol by volume and not more than 21% of alcohol by volume. The phrase includes the contents of a pod.
(g) “Pod.” Means a sealed capsule made from plastic, glass, aluminum, or a combination thereof to which all of the following apply:
(1) The capsule contains intoxicating liquor of more than 21% of alcohol by volume.
(2) The capsule also contains a concentrated flavoring mixture.
(3) The contents of the capsule are not readily accessible or intended for consumption unless certain manufacturer's processing instructions are followed.
(4) The instructions include releasing the contents of the capsule through a machine specifically designed to process the contents.
(5) After being properly processed according to the manufacturer's instructions, the final product produced from the capsule contains not less than 0.5% of alcohol by volume and not more than 21% of alcohol by volume.
(R.C. §§ 4301.01, 4301.244)