here comes Governator beer!
morphing the words "governor" and "terminator",
according to Portland Brewing Co. CEO Jerome Chicvara
who says he was surprised that no California brewer
thought of it first.
Portland Brewing will produce 3,200 cases bearing the
Pumping Iron label as a humorous tribute to the 38th
governor of California, "Terminator" actor Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
The commemorative beer is being sold only in California.
It's an extra special bitter ale that comes in a 22-ounce
bottle with a label bearing a muscular figure posing like a
body builder.
be officially diagnosed with RSI (repetitive strain injury) as a result of regularlarly
hoisitng six pints of ale four nights a week at his local pub. When asked to
comment, Mr. Jackson said, " I suppose pint pots are quite heavy."
Dog Beer.. really. Rumors have begun that Fisher Brewing (France) is considering
reviving an unusual trio of beers that caused a stir nearly a decade ago - La Biere
Amoureuse (an aphrodisiac beer) , Mom Toutou (beer for cats) and Mom Titi (beer
for dogs). Animal lovers need not worry as both the cat and dog beers are
non-alcoholic.
Who pays for these studies? A Glasgow University psychology professor
recently studied 120 male and female students drinking habits. Among other
revelations they discovered that after drinking about two pints of beer both
genders increased the perceived attractiveness of the opposite sex by about 25%.
Evidence keeps mounting that beer might be even more
healthy than red wine in protecting against certain heart
related ailments. Now there's even more good news.
A recent American/Israeli study revealed that beer is rich in
silicon, a mineral associatd with healthy bones. The study
found that men get up to 33% more of the mineral in their
diet than do women. The reason for this, the study
concluded, is that the men are getting it from the grain in
beer. The women studied were found to be getting silicon
from green beans, cereal, and mineral water.
Green beans or beer - take your choice.