Brews You Can Use II
I've been looking for a site like this: a comprehensive list of beers and their
alcohol content [http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php]. Now I can
really calculate the biggest bang for the buck.
Food and Drink
Brews You Can Use
South Carolina is now allowing stronger beers
[http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002905.php]. Excerpt:
> Nearby Georgia and North Carolina recently passed laws permitting the sale of
stronger beers - in both cases after considerable lobbying from consumer groups.
> Sales of stronger beers then flourished in both
Living McLonger
This [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/14382760.htm], from the
Kansas City Star:
> The annual number of deaths in the United States dropped by nearly 50,000 in
2004 – the biggest decline in almost 70 years.
Right next to it is a McDonald's advertisement. Coincidence?
Warning to Caligulas
I see people combining the two all the time, and it has always struck me as an
abuse. Not a nasty abuse, just a small one:
> # Study results show that drinking alcohol and Red Bull® together significantly
reduces the perception of headache, weakness, dry mouth and impairment of motor
What's a Binge?
National Review ran an article that apparently says some stupid things (link to
analysis [http://www.exceptionalmarriages.com/weblog/BlogDetail.asp?ID=29783]),
but I like this line from it:
> Similarly, drinking five Miller Lites at a party is now officially known as
binge drinking. But sensible people know
Brews You Can Use, Saturday Edition
The surest way to ruin a pleasure is to over-indulge this pleasure. Yeah, this
[http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1775605.html] might qualify:
> The world's first beer health centre has opened in the cellar of a family
brewery in the Czech Republic.
> Beer baths,
Chocolate
The chocolate review [http://www.chocolatereview.co.uk/]. It's not exactly good
fare for Lent, but you might want to check it out on Sundays and after the 40
days is over.
That's a Crime!
People are stealing empty kegs for the scrap metal value. It's becoming quite
the problem. A reader sent the story to me. I can't find a link, so you'll have
to take my word for it (like I'd make-up such a sad
Robson's Top Five
John Robson's top five odd stories of the week
[http://www.thejohnrobson.com/Top5/2006/060311%20Top%205.htm]. Always worth a
look. This week, he covers a story that I mentioned on Thursday
[https://thedailyeudemon.com/4167/].
> 2: Chips that touch wine
MIT researchers put liquid
Brews You Can Use II
Actually, this is "Brews I'm Glad I Don't Need to Use":
> Another gluten-free beer becomes available in April. Bard's Tale initially will
be sold in 11 states, and company co-founder Craig Belser hopes to be nationwide
in 12 to 18 months.