Thursday, September 18, 2008

What’s up in the wonderful world of beer?

Just a few random items in the news:

Beer goggles: We’ve all experienced the beer goggle effect at one time or another. After a couple of brews, the girls (or guys, depending on who’s doing the drinking) just seem a little better looking, don’t they? It’s probably gotten a few of you in trouble once or twice. Made you think: “Where’s my wingman, Goose, when I really need him?” Well, it’s apparently not your imagination. It’s now been scientifically proven.

Beer is recession-proof: Once again, statistics are showing that, despite economic hard times, beer sales are not declining. In fact, they’re increasing! Best line from the article? "Beer will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no beer."

A man after our own hearts: One of the goals of all of us here at the Brouha Blog is to open peoples’ eyes (actually, their taste buds) to the wonderful world of craft ales. If you haven’t begun to at least experiment a bit, you really owe it to yourself to try. Here’s a guy in Maryland, who might just be our long, lost brother. Converting the Miller Lite crowd, one glass of ale at a time. Listen and learn, grasshopper.

The royal treatment: A beer delivery intended for the Windsor Castle Pub, accidentally ended up at the real Windsor Castle and Queen Elizabeth decides to knock back a few with the staff, before they realize it’s a mistake. Well, not really, but don’t you think the English would love her even more, if she did?

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