It’s been said that a good round of exercise after a night of heavy drinking is just the ticket to rid your body of the toxins you ingested the night before. Of course, if you have a bad hangover, it may be that exercise is that last thing on your mind. But, if you do think that exercise may help, think again.
According to this article from the United Kingdom, You can’t sweat off effects of alcohol,
people need to be aware that regularly drinking double the recommended limits comes with health risks that can’t simply be burned off down the gym, …read more

Despite losing its biggest brewery to the Belgians, the US really likes beer. A recent Gallup Poll indicates that the preference for beer increased to a double-digit margin over wine.
In 2005, wine was the alcoholic drink of the choice in the US, peaking at 39%. Since the, it has slipped to 31%, while wine has shot up to an amazing 47%. In other words, almost half of the alcohol consumed by US adults is beer.
Who’s driving the trend? Well, folks like me and Chris. Drinkers aged 30 to 49 years old tend to prefer beer. …read more

Here’s some beer-related humor for a snowy Friday:
The Center for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand, and even electronically.
This virus is called Weary Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues, or anyone else via any means whatsoever – DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private life completely.
If you should come into contact with WORK you should immediately leave the premises. Take two good friends to the nearest grocery store and purchase one or both …read more

In case you missed it, yesterday’s post was my attempt at finding the appropriate beers to match a wonderful menu put together by Tracey of foodie obsessed. Those who prefer wine will find a their pairings on Farley’s post at Behind the Vines.
In researching and considering my choices for yesterday’s post, I found a number of good articles on pairing beer with food, so I thought I’d share some of those with you today:
Here’s Beer Advocate’s take on Christmas dinner beers
NPR had an article on pairing food and beer generally
Suite101, which I’d never heard of before, has a different approach …read more

On this, the eve of the eve of Thanksgiving, Char over at Weary Parent has listed a host of links of interest to those still considering how best to celebrate Thanksgiving. Not surprisingly, one of the first items on the list is Behind the Vines post on why thanksgiving must include wine.
In fact, as a beer lover who also enjoys wine, I had simply assumed that I would drink wine with my Thanksgiving meal. But that particular post got me thinking, why shouldn’t Thanksgiving include beer instead? In fact, as outlined in this article from Michael Jackson, it’s much more …read more