Beer Wisdom from Henry Lawson
"Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer."
-Henry Lawson
News
2 Behemoth Breweries, 210 Brands
How many of those not-so-crafty brands that you see stocked at nearly every liquor store across the country are owned by "Big Beer"? Probably more than you thought. According to an article by MPR Planet Money, the two biggest beer companies on the planet — Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller — now own more than 200 brands based in 42 countries (including 18 in the U.S. alone).
How big is too big, and how important is it that we know who produces the beer we drink?
5 Reasons to Drink Craft Beer During the Big Game!
Good beer goes better with the Super Bowl, and that's the plain truth. Here's why:
1) Taste | Higher quality ingredients and more complex recipes lead to better tasting beer.
2) Alcohol Content | Most craft beers range from 6% ABV to 9% ABV, while the typical macro-brewed beer is around 5%.
3) Fewer Trips to the Loo | With more flavor and alcohol per serving, you'll be drinking a lot less water.
4) Food Companionship | Those wings, veggies, chips, and cheese pair much better with flavorful beer!
5) Small Business | You're already supporting "the man" enough by watching the game and all of those ads. Why not show the little guys some love?
New Belgium Brewing: Now 100% Employee-Owned
New Belgium Brewing's Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) has bought out the remainder of the company shares, making it 100% employee-owned. These guys make some of our favorite beers (La Folie, Ranger IPA, and Le Terroir) and have some pretty awesome themes to their organization - bikes, sustainable energy, and umm... beer. Congrats, guys!
Beerquil? Study shows beer helps fight colds.
"Consuming large quantities of a key ingredient in beer can protect against winter sniffles and even some serious illnesses in small children, a Japanese brewery said, citing a scientific study."
That's good enough for us... no need to read any further!
According to the AFP, humulone (a compound found in hops) helps protect the body against viruses. The research suggests that up to 30 "commercial" beers would need to be consumed in order to get any significant level of humulone.
Since many craft-brewed IPAs are up to 10x hoppier than their commercial counterparts, perhaps 3-4 would do the trick!
Proof That Ancient (5000 Year-Old) Civilizations Drank Beer!
The
BBC recently reported that the folks at Oxford have been having a difficult
time decoding a written language called proto-Elamit found on ancient tablets.
But the one of the Oxford academics, Dr. Jacob Dahl, seems fairly certain about at
least one thing: they drank beer.
Studying the tablets from around 3000BC, academics were able to deduce that some people of this society consumed a diet largely composed of barley. That’s where the story takes a bit of a gloomy turn.
The reference of beer is in relation to the rations given to the lowest class - farm laborers. These workers were treated poorly; called “cattle with names.” They barely received enough food to stay above the starvation level and with what they did receive in rations, they were only able to prepare things like porridge and weak beer.
To pay respect to these workers who dealt with terrible conditions and undernourishment, we encourage you to enjoy a tasty brew this weekend.
Comments
0 Comments