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| An Official Treasure German beer brewers launched a bid to have their 16th century beer purity law officially recognized as a cultural treasure for humanity. The German Brewers' Federation announced that it applied for UNESCO, the cultural agency for the United Nations, to add the Bavarian beer law "Reinheitsgebot" to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The Bavarian beer purity law, established in 1516, restricts brewers to only water, barley malt, hops and yeast. If successful, the law will be added to the world heritage list in 2016 on its 500th anniversary. Germany has about 1,300 breweries and 5,000 brands of beer. The German Beer Institute said that the law was finally struck down in 1987 when a European court argued it limited free trade. Nevertheless, many breweries stick to its guidelines to ensure quality and advertise they do. ------------- Government Booze Costs In September, the final month of the fiscal year, the State Department spent about $180,000 — and racked up a total of more than $400,000 for the whole year,They bought $415,000 worth of alcohol in fiscal 2012, which was 25 % more than tthey spent in 2011 and more than triple the amount of 2008. The largest share of the money was spend on wine with whiskey second. |
| You don't say..... Whiskey starts its life as beer. More specifically, as a distiller's beer, or wash, that's made with malted barley, water, and yeast, and then distilled and usually aged in charred oak barrels. The key factor separating distiller's beer from regular beer: No hops. That distiller's beer is then distilled to make whiskey. ----------------------------- Starting in 1968, John Milkovisch spent 18 years lining the outside of his modest Houston home with flattened beer cans. Today it is a beer museum. ------------------------------------ Of the 67 percent of U.S. adults who drink alcohol, 54 percent of men named beer as their top alcoholic beverage compared with 27 percent of women -------------------------------- Some researchers claim you'd have to drink about 118 gallons (450 liters) of beer a day to see significant health benefits from the antioxidants in hops. -------------------------- The alcohol in drinks of either low alcohol content (below 15%) or high alcohol content (over 30%) tend to be absorbed into the body more slowly. -------------- During Prohibition, temperance activists hired a scholar to rewrite the Bible by removing all references to alcohol beverage. ------------- The early Church declared that alcohol was an inherently good gift of God to be used and enjoyed. While individuals might choose not to drink, to despise alcohol was heresy. ------------- |
| Ya gotta love these guys |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald “Here's to alcohol, the rose colored glasses of life." Abraham Lincoln "I am a firm believer in the people. They can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer." Kathy Griffin "Girls of our generation can't cook like their mother anymore. But they can drink like their father." |
| W.C. Fields "I suppose that in a few hours I will sober up. That's such a sad thought. I think I'll have a few more beers to prepare myself." Joe E. Lewis "If you aren't sure if you are too drunk to drive home, order a shot. Now you are certain." Lewis Grizzard "The only way that I could figure they could improve upon Coca-Cola, one of life's most delightful elixirs, is to put bourbon in it." |
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