Posts Tagged: Beer and Health
Jancis Robinson On The Virtues Of Milk Thistle
Posted by on Sunday, November 14, 2010 in - 1 comment
The name of the article by British wine writer Jancis Robinson is titled "Milk thistle - the Drinker's Friend" which does sound a wee bit like an idea from another era, a less politically correct era that could give birth to a book entitled like Everyday Drinking. Do we really call ourselves" …
Units And "Man Walks Into A Pub", 2nd Ed.
Posted by on Saturday, September 18, 2010 in - 10 comments
You know, I have often wondered about the odd measurement of alcohol strength that the UK uses - aka "the unit" - because it is so obscure. For me, I would like to see the number of ml of pure alcohol listed on every bottle. Wouldn't that be the easiest thing to do? Instead, we in Canada get …
Beer Most Slimming When Not Consumed!
Posted by on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in - 8 comments
This has to be up there with the "open source beer" clap trap... or maybe the "women better tasters" silliness. It seems the more people need to make a buck the greater the need to foist a 90% rubbishy idea on people. And this one is pure fool's gold: • CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, and the …
Beer Also Makes You Taste Better
Posted by on Sunday, May 2, 2010 in - 2 comments
Not only does it make you funnier, more attractive and a better dancer but it also tastier to insects in the family Culicidae: • The tents used a complex system of tubing to direct the volunteers' body odour into boxes in such a way that the mosquitoes could choose which scent to go after. Half …
Remember To Cut Your Six Pack Plastic Thingies
Posted by on Monday, April 5, 2010 in - 3 comments
I don't get that many six packs and even fewer sixes of cans but I just finished off a six of Dales Pale Ale that I picked up a few weeks ago when I was over to the other side. Apparently, they are actually called six pack rings or six pack yokes if you believe the internet. After I ripped off the …
What Else Do People Do To Justify A Beer?
Posted by on Friday, April 2, 2010 in - leave a comment
I found this article both a bit sad and a bit sensible. I have friend who runs to eat pie and I suppose it makes sense that there are any number of people jogging ("running" is so self-congratulatory) for the same effect: • “I think people who run sometimes use it as an excuse that they can do …
Question: What Claims To Fame Can't Good Beer Make?
Posted by on Thursday, February 18, 2010 in - 5 comments
I think the forces of anti-neo-prohibition are at it again. I have never been sure who the anti-neo-prohibitionists are but that goes for neo-prohibitionists as well. They each stand for everything good as well as everything else and in the end look a lot like each other. Best of all, they aren't …
Healthy Hop Bombs For Big Bone Wannabees?
Posted by on Monday, February 8, 2010 in - 2 comments
I suppose everything will be... then won't be... good for you - and then they will be good for you later. So, I was not too excited by the news that beer seems to be an excellent source of dietary silicon by contributing to bone mineral density... until I noticed this tid bit: • "We have … read more »
Where Are The Paragons Of The New Cocktailians?
Posted by on Thursday, February 4, 2010 in - 2 comments
I don't often repost from the sister station but a 16 hour work day drives a guy to it. And besides, while I like a drink as much as the next guy... am I a Cocktailian? I am not sure I could even communicate with a Cocktailian if I met one in the street or, better, in a cool darkened subterranean …
Who Are The "We" In The Good Beer Community?
Posted by on Saturday, January 23, 2010 in - 14 comments
Martyn, the wise Zythophile, made an observation yesterday that includes a per-supposition that I am not sure has been explored: • It's not said often enough in this argument: we drink because we enjoy it, and the overall happiness that brings to society, I would suggest, vastly outweighs any …
