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Is a Glass of Wine or Beer Healthier? What's Healthier?

Moderate consumption of alcohol—whether it’s beer, wine, or a shot of ­tequila—has been found to guard against heart disease, improve cholesterol levels, and even boost cognitive function. But in terms of additional benefits, you might be surprised to learn that beer comes out on top, according to ­Andrea Giancoli, R.D., spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Wine contains the antioxidant ­resveratrol, but, ­says Giancoli, “You’d need to drink much more than a glass or two of wine [a day] to obtain enough to be beneficial.” Meanwhile, compared to wine, “beer contains more ­ B vitamins, including folate and niacin, plus silicon, which is associated with better bone health. Moderate beer consumption also seems to lower the risk of kidney stones in men. It’s even got a little bit of fiber!” source: Parade Magazine.

Friday Night Craftbeer Hangout:The PERFECT Turkey Beer

2 Mugs and a Movie: Serenity

Fishing in Argentina

My father-in-law is in Argentina fishing and sent me this picture today. So jealous. That's a 30 pound fish.

The PERFECT Turkey Beer Thanksgiving meal.

This Friday on +The Beer Hangout  Friday Night Craftbeer Hangout: The PERFECT Turkey Beer Thanksgiving meal.
So I would like to ask you all for suggestion for the beers I should bring this Friday  I promise to try as many as possible and pick the ones I find best to drink with Thanksgiving.
And don't forget to join us for #beerfriday  at the +The Beer Hangout .
Circle the beer hang out to participate. See you on Friday ;)

The Beer Hangout - Pairing Beer with Thanksgiving meal

Don't miss The Beer Hangout Craft beers this Friday.

Team Cul de Sac Book

Over 50,000 dollars already. Way to go.
Hey Plussers this is a friend of mine. Please check him out. All the procedures from this book will go to Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Order Team Cul de Sac Book
http://sparkingdesign.com/order-team-cul-de-sac-book/
In response to learning about Team Cul De Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson’s:
“Richard Thompson is lucky to have a friend like Chris Sparks. With this amazing collection, Chris is raising significant dollars and awareness for Parkinson’s —while proving comedy can help speed a cure. We’re grateful to have both Chris and Richard on our team.” – Michael J. Fox
Chris Sparks, a professional web designer, is leading the Team Cul de Sac (TCDS) fundraising effort in honor of his friend Richard Thompson, the cartoonist behind the Cul de Sac comic strip. Richard was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. With Richard's support, TCDS has asked cartoonists across the country to draw his characters so the artwork can be compiled into a fundraising book and the artwork auctioned to raise additional money. Hundreds of cartoonists have responded and sent artwork in to be compiled in a book soon to be published by Andrews McMeel. We've received cartoons from many of Richard's personal friends including Stephen Pastis (Pearls Before Swine), Sergio Aragones (Mad, Groo), Patrick McDonnell (Mutts), Pat Oliphant (Pulitzer Prize political cartoonist), Dave Kellet (Sheldon, Drive), Gene Weingarten and David Clark (Barney & Clyde), Mason Mastroianni (B.C.), Roger Langridge (Muppet Show comic book, Marvel's Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Fred the Clown), Shannon Gallant (G.I.Joe), Michael Cavna (Washington Post), Steven Artley (Artleytoons), Barbara Dale and Steve Conley (Astounding Space Thrills, Bloop) and even Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes fame. That's just the list of people we asked first because they know Richard. Many other fantastic cartoonists contributed, space doesn't permit us to list them all, but we appreciate everyone's contributions.
Five million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease - a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder. In the United States, 60,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year alone. There is no known cure for Parkinson's disease.
The Team Cul de Sac book is available for pre-order now at places such as Amazon. In the meantime, you can keep up with our progress through our blog and Facebook pages. We're also trying other fundraising efforts that you can find out about there, including sets of postage using donated art. Professor Craig Fischer has edited Favorites, a fanzine that asks writers about comics - What is my favorite comic, and why? - and we'll sell you a copy of that too

The Code of Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian law code, dating back to about 1772 BC. It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world. The Code of Hammurabi had severe punitive laws for the equivalent of taverns/inns establishment of the time that were dishonest with beer serving and it's quality. (Good old times)

BierKunst: Blogueiros Brasileiros de Cerveja

BierKunst: Blogueiros Brasileiros de Cerveja: Há mais de 8 mil anos a humanidade bebe cerveja. É a bebida mais consumida no mundo. Isto todos nós sabemos. Mas o que muitos desconhecem...

Beer comic

This was on my newspaper this morning and I had to share with my fellows Beer drinker.
I know, I know! You're thinking: Newspaper? Well some of us still read it with a cup of coffee.

The Top 5 Beer Producing Countries

Country Production in Litres Percentage of World Total

Sources: Barth-Haas Group

1 China 42.3 million liters 25.3 %
2 United States 22.9 million liters 13.7%
3 Brazil 12.2 million liters 6.8%
4 Russia 10.8 million liters 5.9 %
5 Germany 9.9 million liters 5.9 %

Mexico, Netherlands, Germany and Ireland are the largest exporters

Consumption Per Capita

1 Czech Republic 132 -21.1 1708
2 Germany 107 -3.7 8787
3 Austria 106 -1 888
4 Ireland 104 -2.8 479
5 Estonia 91 -8.8 117

The Top 5 Countries that Consume the Most Beer

Country Beer Consumption Percentage of World Total

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Sources: Kirin Research Institute of Drinking and Lifestyle

1 China 28.64 billion liters 19.0%
2 United States 23,97 billion liters 15.9%
3 Germany 9,55 billion liters 6.4%
4 Brazil 8,45 billion liters 5.6%
5 Russia 8,45 billion liters 5.6%

Firefly fan-art created by Patrick Ballesteros

Here's an adorably fantastic piece of Firefly fan-art created by Patrick Ballesteros featuring our favorite characters from the show re-imagined as little kids playing with a homemade Serenity made out of a junked car.

Terrapin Hopsecutioner

Terrapin Hopsecutioner
Terrapin Beer Company
Georgia.
American IPA - ABV 7.3%
pour a nice orange red color with near 1 inch of head. Smell of hops, citrus some malt and bread.
The taste is ok worth to drink once in while but not you would be craving for. Not Terrapin's best beer. I'm glad a got a single because I'm not sure I would like a six pack of this.
My friend James Gass was not happy about my opinion so I promised him to give another try.

Harpoon Belgium Style Pale Ale from Harpoon Brewery

First I want to apologize for the picture. Unfortunately my label slid off the bottle for some reason.
This is Harpoon Belgium Style Pale Ale from Harpoon Brewery in Massachusetts.
Belgian Pale Ale - ABV 5.8%
Pour a dark orange color, a little darker than I expected. You get yeast, a good amount of hop and a little mix of fruit and spices but not much. Over wall a good Belgian style. Very smooth with some dryness in the end and good carbonation. Very good job by Harpoon since I've tried some Belgian Pale Ale that was more a "hummm can were fit in this style". this one definitely fits the bill.

It's 55 percent and wrapped in roadkill, is this the world's most 'shocking' beer? You'd expect a lot from a bottle of beer costing $765. What you get is 55 percent alcohol — and served in a squirrel.According to Scottish firm BrewDog, "The End of History" is the "strongest, most expensive and most shocking beer avaliable in US."Just 12 bottles were made and the company has already sold out. They will be shipped out to buyers in the United States, Canada, Italy, Denmark, Scotland and England next week. The Armageddon The End of History broke their record October 2012.

Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer

Tom and Athena Seefurth of St. Charles, Ill., say their Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer is "the world's first culinary beer," designed for use in cooking and as a pairing with food.

Fire in the hole Chili beer

Fire in the hole Chili beer comes with Serrano pepper inside the bottle from Fallen Angel Brewery.

Austiner-brau Wagner Edelstoff. Munchen Lager

Austiner-brau Wagner Edelstoff. Munchen Lager. Very light and foamy in the glass with a huge head. Pale yellow color with very little hop taste but very refreshing.

Dead Reckoning Porter

Weekend beer. A nice porter from Troegs in Hershey to warm up.
Tröegs Brewing Company
 American Porter ABV 5.4%

Stout Day - November 8th

Midnight Sun M

Bottle of Midnight Sun M goes for $1,525 on eBay.

Stout Day

My Fridge

My fridge is looking good right now.

Election Night

Election night beers are from Vermont.Wolaver's Fine Organic Ales.

Tasting Beer Book

Just got this for kindle for 2,99

Sausege making

We had our yearly Sausage Making this week. Nice cool weather so we could work with the meat and get going with a variate of sausages. It was really fun.

Birthday Gift

Back Online

Hi everybody.
I'm really sorry my blog was out for a while but eNom messed up all my sites and took a while to figure out the problem so now I moved my Blog to blogger. I have updated it with posts from October and should get all the other months in in short while.
If you were a subscriber please subscribe again since all the subscription for my blog were lost and you'e probably not getting any updates. If you've never subscribed before please take some time to do it if like the blog. Hope you guys will have a wonderful weekend.

Funny Beer Commercial

This is a really funny commercial. I love their faces.

 

Google+ Manifesto

Funny Beer Comercial

Friday Night Beer Hang out at Google Plus is Off this Friday

Friday Night The Beer Hang out at Google Plus is taking a Friday off this week since most regulars are busy.
We'll be back next Friday with ESB beers.
Join us for some fun and beer talking next week at 10pm Eastern.
Today you can watch our last week hangout. Oak Aged Things with Lee Alisson, Matthew Miller, The Beer Hangout, Doug Nolan and Joe Dentici and myself.

Greg's beer review Shmaltz Brewing Freaktoberfest

Beer Review # 431 Shmaltz Brewing Freaktoberfest

Southern Beer Review

Green Sage Café.

Good morning readers. This is going to be a wonderful. We had breakfast at the Green Sage Café today. Nice food and great grits.

Friday Night Beer Hang out at Google Plus

Friday Night Beer Hang out at Google Plus with Lee Alisson, Matthew Miller, The Beer Hangout, Doug Nolan and Joe Dentici

Goal Accomplished

Kentucky Bourbon Ale from Lexington Brewing Co.

Kentucky Bourbon Ale
Alltech's Lexington Brewing Co. Kentucky, USA
English Strong Ale - ABV 8.19%.
Light Amber color.
Wonderful aroma. The smell of the oak and the hint is vanilla come through very nicely. About 1 inch of head and nice lacing on the glass I love this Barrel Aged Ale. You can really taste the Bourbon and the wood with hints of Vanilla. It's smooth and just with enough Sweetness.
  http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/430/18698

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Meeting Matthew Miller

Yesterday I had a chance to meet Matthew Miller from +The Beer Hangout from G+. Happy Birthday Matthew.

The Black Forrest

Tonight's dinner at The Black Forrest German Restaurant.
Spaten Optimator by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu in Germany
ABV 7.6% - Doppelbock (Tap)
Amber to slightly brown color. About a finger and a half of head You can smell the caramel and the sweetness, some yeast and and the malt are there as well. You can taste the the caramel and some dark or bitter sugar the alcohol comes in right a way but still nice for a cold day.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/142/99

Dark Mocha Stout from Highland Breweing in Asheville, NC

Highland Mocha Stout
Highland Brewing Co. - Asheville, NC
American Stout - ABV 5.8%.
Smell coffee and chocolate and prominent roasted malt.
Less than 1 inch head and barely any lacing on the glass. Taste like what is smells mocha/coffee and malty. It's a basic stout with not much secrets to uncover.
A good beer nothing special. Very nice with the wings and fried pickles. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/811/6373

Highland Mocha Stout beer Ice Cream

This is Highland Mocha Stout beer Ice Cream from Extreme Ice cream.

Uinta Hop Notch IPA American IPA

Tonight beer #101 for the year is:
Uinta Hop Notch IPA
American IPA - ABV 7.3%
Uinta Brewing Co. Utah
Pour nicely with some head and plenty lacing after first taste. Orange to copper color. Wonderful aroma. Very floral and citrus and some sweetness from the malt. The hops are wonderfully balance with bitterness that holds from beginning to end and you can taste the beer on the top of your mounts till the next swallow. All I can say for this beer is WOW. I love it more and more as I drink it's a worth IPA in my opinion you ought try this and if you don't like it just send it my way.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1416/73764

The Beer Hangout Friday nights at 10pm

Don't miss #BeerFriday Watch +The Beer Hangout with +Lee Allison , +Matthew Miller , +Tom Hennigan , +Marcus Penn , +James Karg , +Eric McKee and Myself at 10pm eastern. Friends, beer and a fun time. Don't forget to circle +The Beer Hangout and it's members.

Beer Stout Cake

Today I had a wonderful beer stout cake. The cake had a dark malty flavor. It was very moist and tasty. I love Ashville.

Endless River from Mother Earth Brewery

Endless River
Mother Earth Brewing in North Carolina
Kolsch style - ABV 4.9% .
I get a little yeast smell and a faint fruit aroma which I can't say what kind it is and a little tang to metallic in the end.
Color is light gold with no head. I wasn't impressed by it and was surprised for the B rate by beer advocate but my friend seems to enjoy it a lot.
I can see this being a good beer for a summer day for lunch during the week. I'm a little partial to more chewy beers so that could influence my review on this.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/21193/53986

Today's Beers are: Blanco Diablo, Farmer Ted's Farmhouse Ale, 13 Rebels E.S.B and Highland oatmeal porter.

Blanco Diablo
Big Boss Brewing (NC)
Witbier - ABV 4.5%
Very light gold color and little head. A fruity smell with citrus and coriander coming through. Nice smooth taste with a dry finish and remind me if summer.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/15189/51275

Farmer Ted's Farmhouse Ale
Catawba Valley Brewing Co. (NC)
Cream Ale - ABV 5.5%
You can smell the the wheat and the yeast and some hints of corn. A lite yellow color which you can see through. A little sour on the beginning with a dry finish and a little chewy which I like. A nice beer to eat pizza with or some bread.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2446/25101

13 Rebels E.S.B
French Broad Brewing Co. (NC)
Extra Special / Strong Bitter - ABV5.2%
Copper color with a good head Some fruit notes a a big malt smell Quite bitter on the beginning which I love very malty and a big hop finish which pinch you right on the face. I live this beer.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2455/17559

Highland oatmeal porter
Highland Brewing Co. (NC)
American Porter - ABV5.8%
Fairly dark with some red hue into black and a nice head as should in any Porter. On the nose you get some roast smell and some malt Strong malt and chocolate taste. This is a robust beer. Very filling and chewy. Nice bitterness with a good amount of hops. Definitely some roast chocolate and coffee in there with a strong taste finish.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/811/6088

New Beer #100 for the year two months ahead schedule - Green Man Porter.

Endless River Mother Earth Brewing in North Carolina Kolsch style - ABV 4.9% . I get a little yeast smell and a faint fruit aroma which I can't say what kind it is and a little tang to metallic in the end. Color is light gold with no head. I wasn't impressed by it and was surprised for the B rate by beer advocate but my friend seems to enjoy it a lot. I can see this being a good beer for a summer day for lunch during the week. I'm a little partial to more chewy beers so that could influence my review on this. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/11599/28151

Trögs Troegerator from Independent Craft Brewery and Bocks at Beer Hang out

I could not participate in the +The Beer Hangout this week. +Lee Allison looked a little tired yesterday, this as quiet as I've seen him. +Matthew Miller was doing his review and everybody was talking over him but he kept going trying to get through his assertion of his Bock.
Although I wasn't there I still had my beers.
I tried the Troegerator.
Trogs Independent Craft Brewery (PA)
Doppelbock - ABV 8%
Dark orange to amber color. Very little to no foam and some lacing on the glass. It got some what flat after a fell minutes. Lots of malt, berries, spices and alcohol on the nose.
You can get the 8.2% right away and a little scotch malt like taste and some spices . Almost like a carbonated whiskey. The taste stick with you for a while but in a good way. I like this beer. Although off season still something that would warm you on a cold day.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/4109

Founders Breakfast Stout

Founders Breakfast Stout
Founders Brewing Co. in Michigan
American Double / Imperial Stout - ABV 8.3%
Very dark Color  you can't see through the glass. A little over 2 inches of head which went away very quickly.
The aroma brings Roast coffee, chocolate, malt and a hint of vanilla
Taste a little sweet with a punch of coffee and chocolate right after the first sip. Over all an excellent beer with a great balance of sweet and bitter with a creamy and chewy texture with a medium body with a very rich taste
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1199/11757

Greg's Beer Review - Weyerbacher Brewing Imperial Pumpkin

Watch +Greg Puckett beer reviews, Greg has nearly 800 reviews and has done YouTube videos for a very long time. It's really entertaining and informative.
Make sure to circle +Greg Puckett and subscribe his YouTube channel. Totally worth.

This is what I have in the fridge right now.

Magic Hat #9

So I went back tonight for more Magic Hat #9 with some new friends I met this week in Rochester, NY
Magic Hat #9
Magic Hat Brewing Co. - Vermont
Fruit / Vegetable Beer - ABV 5.10%
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/96/299/?view=beer&sort=latest&start=20


Orange color with about 2 1/2 inches of head and bit of lacing with a good carbonation.
Wonderful fruit aroma, you get peach and plum and some other pit fruits making the smell very pleasant although you can't barely get the hop on it.
Very crispy taste that goes down nice and smooth with the fruits dominating all flavors on the first sip and a dry finish well combined with the sweetness of the malt with a good body.
At first smell you expect an overly sweet beer  but get a nice surprise as you start drinking and realize the well balance fruit and sweet flavors on this beer. This is good for any day and an excellent beer to introduce your friends into craft beers. 

Newcastle Brown Ale

Not my favorite but choices are not good on the beer menu at Cheesecake Factory.
Newcastle Brown Ale. 
The Caledonian Brewery Company - Schotland
English Brown Ale - ABV 4.7%
Dark Orange Color with very little carbonation and no head.
All smells on this beer are very faint. You get a little bit of malt, and bit of caramel and minimum hop. Very strange in my opinion.
Sweet and toast bread taste with a very light taste for a Brown Ale. Light body and flat just after a minute in the glass. Not what I would expect from a British beer.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/342/639