| Beer Beats Water Medical researchers at Granada University in Spain found that drinking a pint of beer after working out is better at re-hydrating than water. The theory is that the sugar, salt and carbonation help absorb fluids quicker. The test subjects were told to run on a treadmill in a room heated to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The goal was to run until they were exhausted. At the moment of exhaustion, the researchers measured their hydration levels, motor skills and ability to concentrate. Then, half of the test subjects were given water. The other half were given two half pints of lager. Head researcher, Professor Manuel Garzon, noted that the beer drinkers rehydrated " better which is important because every hour of working out causes a person to lose about a liter of water." There is a catch of course - unlike water, alcohol will eventually dehydrate and inebriate those who drink substantially more than the two half pints used in the experiment. |
| Touchdowns and Beer The University of Minnesota is moving into its spanking new TCF Bank Stadium this season and part of the expectation was that there was going to be alcohol served in the premium seating and suite areas. However, the state legislature recently passed a law that made the University decide whether or not it would serve beer to the entire crowd or to none at all. Forced to make a choice, the school’s president Robert Bruininks has recommended that the stadium debut with a no beer policy regardless of a person's age or seat location. The no beer policy has angered those who bought suites that cost $45,000 a year on the assumption alcohol would be allowed. They are now asking what discount will the university will offer for the inconvenience of only serving sodas and virgin strawberry daiquiris. While in-stadium alcohol service isn’t a given at college stadiums – especially the ones that are located on campus – for nearly three decades, UM fans have been able to get all the brew they wanted while watching their team play at the Metrodome field. President Bruininks said he supported a policy change because he was concerned about the perception of serving alcohol in a stadium when 75 percent of the student body is under-aged. He did not address the issue of money, however. The new stadium came in at $40 million over budget and the school had counted on the $2 million per year it had always received from beer sales in the past to help defray the extra costs. |
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| Insults Bring Free Beer A pub in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to customers who insults bartenders.Casa Pocho in the beach resort town of Cullera near Valencia opened last week and says its promotional gimmick is working like a charm. Owner Bernard Mariusz said the ribbing must be good-natured, not mean, and that the free booze and snacks go only to those who come up with truly original wisecracks. "They can't call me S.O.B., but they can call me jerk, idiot, clown, that kind of thing," Mariusz told The Associated Press on Monday. "This works, because even people in their 70s come to insult me." Barbs deemed as winners earn their creators a small glass of beer and a plate of fingerfood, which normally cost 1.50 euros ($2.10). Recall of Coors MillerCoors has recalled a batch of Coors Light in the Southeastern United States after taste tests at the company'sGeorgia brewery found the beer to be subpar."We sampled it and realized it wasn't up to standards," said Pete Marino, a spokesman for MillerCoors.He didn't immediately know how much beer was recalled, or if the recall had been completed. The batch involved only Coors Light brewed at the firm's Albany, Ga., brewery. Mr. Marino did not respond to questions asking if he meant the beer was recalled because it actually tasted like beer and not water. |
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