Beer Wisdom from Henry Lawson
"Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer."
-Henry Lawson
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Beer Wisdom From John Ciardi
"There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation."
-John Ciardi
Beer Wisdom From Dave Barry
"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."
-Dave Barry
New World Record for Fastest Beer Mile!
That's right folks, the previous fastest time for completing a mile run while chugging four beers has been SMASHED! According to Beermile.com, James "The Beast" Nielsen has broken the 5 minute beer mile barrier.
In just 4 minutes and 57 seconds, Nielsen successfully ran 4 laps while simultaneously consuming 4 beers over 5% ABV.
Have you ever attempted such a feat? Would you? We here at Swag Brewery are would like to offer the next record-breaker a Beer Soap 6-Pack - yep, that's an official challenge to beer drinkers worldwide!
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?
Today in History: The First Canned Beer is Sold
The shipment of cans was a test conducted in partnership with the American Can Company, and the test was a success. More than 90% of drinkers approved of the canned brew (we would have too, if it were free!), which led Krueger to increase production and distribution of canned beer.
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.
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