Posts Tagged: Beer and Science
Did Frankling Know That Much About Beer Goggles?
Posted by on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 in - leave a comment
I doubt not that moderate Drinking has been improv'd for the Diffusion of Knowledge among the ingenious Part of Mankind...drinking does not improve our Faculties, but it enables us to use them. • Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, No. 12, 1722. • Franklin was 16 or 17 when he wrote that under …
Finally - The French Paradox Has A Beery Counterpart
Posted by on Saturday, March 15, 2008 in - 2 comments
Well, not really - but there is some sort of speculation going on about that very possibility: • “The ground-breaking study shows that the hippocampus, the part of the brain involved in memory, spatial tasks and many other functions, was more than 10 per cent smaller in those whose tipple was …
When Beer And Science Converge
Posted by on Sunday, February 3, 2008 in - 1 comment
Vitamin enriched beer? Why go through the bother of a healthy diet or even taking a multi-vitamin pill when you can buy a beer that is also an invention. Stephen rightly pointed out the silliness of the idea when our Canadian national beer-challenged wine writer pronounced vitamins in beer the …
Best Bitter, St. Peter's, Bungay, Suffolk, UK
Posted by on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 in - 6 comments
This is why it is so great to have the LCBO in my life - they use science. It actually came up in the Globe and Mail today in relation to some recent wine forgeries: • “The quality assurance process undertaken for every single alcoholic beverage sold by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the …
New World Pre-historic Beer
Posted by on Saturday, February 17, 2007 in - 4 comments
The lack of universal beeriness - outside of Europe, the Middle East and Africa - has sometimes got me wondering about whether it has more to do with the lack of universal anthropolgical awareness of New World beer than its historic presence. Interesting, then, to note this reference to the habits …
Beer Science: Pabst Against Pabst
Posted by on Monday, July 24, 2006 in - 15 comments
Ever since my pal portland came up with the phrase beer-tasting water, I have been a little too obsessed with Pabst Blue Ribbon. But then I realized I had a unique opportunity to perform my sort of science experiment: a side-by-side comparison of a PBR from the US against one brewed under license …
Beer Science: Building A Better Beer Cozy
Posted by on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 in - 1 comment
I got a great link in the email bin this morning from the author of a great website called My Science Project letting me know about their latest project, building a better beer insulation thingie: • “Beer drinking is one of the world’s favorite pastimes. So as the weather started heating up, we …
Beer Before Smoothies...And Milk
Posted by on Thursday, March 9, 2006 in - leave a comment
Even I suspect this study a little, though for now I am blaming the cold remedies filling my brain: • “The report was paid for by the corporate parent of Lipton Tea, which is now using the scientists' advice to advertise tea's benefits. The nutritionists say they didn't know the extent of …
Thoughts On Skunked Beer
Posted by on Saturday, February 18, 2006 in - 8 comments
A somewhat odd story on WCBS's website this morning on skunked beer: • “It flows from taps, is poured from bottles and it's can's can be found in many a fridge. But when you crack a cold one and a funky smell hits you like a ton of bricks, the taste isn't going to be any better. You've been …
Beer Foam Science
Posted by on Friday, February 10, 2006 in - 1 comment
Who knew there were beer foam scientists in Manitoba: • “Led by Marta Izydorczyk, program manager of barley research, the research deals with possibly the most important issue in the beer industry. “Consumers have very strong opinions on beer foam,” according to Izydorczyk.”
