Bar Tending & Beerspectives
by Matt Martinkovic
| Brewsearch & Development - Nik's Wunderbar - Whitehouse Station NJ |
| Hope everyone had a great holiday season! We here at Nik's Wunderbar all wish you a happy and beer filled 2015! My hope for the new year is that more people than ever get a chance to experience the amazing flavors in craft beer. Those who say they don't really like beer were usually turned off by the macro products of Bud, Coors, and Miller. With that they often turn to other adult beverages. The one group that most typifies anti-beer sentiment is women. Their beverage of choice is mainly wine. In fact, wine is drunk by more than twice as many women as beer. We beer folks of both genders should have it as our mission to encourage more everyone to make beer their top beverage choice. To do that we need to address their misconceptions about beer generally so they can discover just how good true craft beers really are. Starting with calories, there is a misconception that wine has less calories than beer. This is simply not true. A typical beer at 5% or so has fewer calories than the same volume of a standard wine. So there goes the myth that beers are more fattening than wine. Not only does beer have less calories than the same volume of wine but it also has fewer calories than milk or fruit juice! Beer is in fact packed with many of the nutrients the body needs for a healthy diet. It was once known as 'liquid bread'. Even better, unlike other alcoholic drinks, beer is chock full of vitamins and minerals. A pint of craft beer will supply over 5% of your daily protein needs, whereas wine has zero protein. Another fact is that beer has absolutely no cholesterol or fat and contains useful quantities of soluble fibre. Many studies have shown that the alcohol in beer benefits our heart and circulations ystems. Also, the Polyphenols in beer tare effective at scavenging harmful cancer inducing free radicals. There are many more health benefits to beer but I think you get the idea. The conclusion is that drinking beer in moderation is truly good for you! ================ Cheers, Matt |
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Matt Martinkovic is not only a recognized beer authority but a well known ecological writer whose
work has appeared in the The American Midland Naturalist (University of Notre Dame) among other
industry publications. He also has been an agricultural consultant on, of course, the growing of hops.
work has appeared in the The American Midland Naturalist (University of Notre Dame) among other
industry publications. He also has been an agricultural consultant on, of course, the growing of hops.
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| Beer Beats Wine |
| To all my readers and friends, please stop in and say hello to me at my new home, the great Nik's Wunderbar, It's an exclusive Bavarian beer hall and beer garden focusing on German dishes and German brews. The staff wears traditional Bavarian dress too! When you come in be sure to sign up for my free newsletter. And tell them you saw it here on BeerNexus! 454 Route 22 West Whitehouse Station, NJ 08888 |
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