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Beer Wisdom from Henry Lawson
"Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer."
-Henry Lawson
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!
Suds in the tub? Yep, beer is good for your skin.
Want some good news? We're giving you another reason to add beer to your daily routine. Since beer is rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and amino acids, it is an excellent treatment for your skin.
Beer has four completely natural main ingredients, and each of these ingredients has specific skin-healing properties. Here are the benefits of each:
Water: Warm water allows your pores to open, drawing out toxins and stimulating the circulatory system. Also, hydrated skin equals healthy skin.
Malted barley: The alkylpyrazines present in malted barley increase circulation, which can in turn decrease your risk of heart, kidney, and brain ailments later in life. Malted barley is also a good source of minerals like calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus, which are essential for maintaining the metabolic processes.
Hops: A natural exfoliant, hops help you keep your skin healthy by sloughing off the dead upper layer. They’ve also been known to help slow the aging process by affecting the body’s production of neopterin and tryptophan.
Yeast: For years, brewer’s yeast has been considered a healing ingredient because it contains loads of B vitamins and saccharides, purify and renew your skin while locking in moisture. Brewer’s yeast is also known to help with skin elasticity and acne by slowing the production of sebum (skin oil) and by killing pimple-causing bacteria.
So what’s the best way to get all of this in one place?
While the easiest method would resemble pouring a pint of beer on yourself in the shower, the most “normal” and probably best-smelling option is using our beer-infused glycerin soaps.
In addition to the ingredients listed above, our beer soaps also contain all-natural ingredients like orange peel, crushed oats, and real hops which impart spicy, fruity, and roasty notes.
Sources: EWG’s Cosmetics Database, Truth In Aging, Livestrong
Beer Brewed with Doo-Doo
Real, drinkable beer brewed with elephant poo? Yes. More specifically, a stout from Japan's Sankt Gallen Brewery called Un, Kono Kuro, brewed with coffee beans fed to elephants and then "recovered" from their excrement (at which point they are referred to as "black ivory"). Seems like a bit of a stretch, but according to one reviewer, "This is some good s***!"
Seems as though one might be compelled to wash their mouths out with a bit of beer soap after drinking this one...
Would you try it?
The 20 Most Influential Beers of All Time
There are some high quality picks on this list compiled by First We Feast, many of them classic examples of the style. How many have you had?
Here's what we've been fortunate enough to have imbibed in the past:
Allagash White (one of our favorites)
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!
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