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beer tasting workout - train to be a better  beer taster (do they mean train to find better beer to taste, or train to be more adept at distinguishing beer flavours?) is the craft beer boom going to go bust? the national post seems to think so although they do get a few beer facts wrong like the bitterest brews in vancouver being from 35 to 70 ibus... and "craft beer's bold flavours appeal to the pallets of the few" is both simplistic and mis-spelled p'shaw!  but i love that vancouver's craft beer gets exposure in the national post jan zeschky on howe sound brewing's continued success and awards at the north american brewing awards vancouver craft beer week was good for the economy not surprising, but nice to see some stats released in advance of the public getting a say in tasting room rules why intelligent people drink more alcohol

a friend forwarded this to me a couple of years ago where it is originally from i have no idea and to be honest, i'm too lazy to try to find out! Dear Alcohol, First and foremost, let me tell you that I'm a huge fan of yours. As my friend, you always seem to be there when needed. The perfect gift, post-work cocktail, a beer at the game, and you're even around at the holidays (hidden inside chocolates as you warm us when we're stuck in the midst of endless family gatherings). However, lately I've been wondering about your intentions. While I want to believe that you have my best interests at heart, I feel that your influence has led to some unwise consequences: 1. Phone Calls: While I agree with you that communication is important. I question the suggestion that any conversation after 2 a.m. can have much substance or necessity. Why would you make me call my exes? Especially when I know, for a fact, they DO NOT want to hear from me during the day, let alone a...

oy vey - another study linking high alcohol consumption to developing cancer click here for the bbc article i have some questions about this study though if they are blaming the sugars in alcohol for affecting our dna resulting in cancers has anyone studied the effect of other sugars on the cancers? could not increased cancer diagnoses be blamed on modern society's love of all things sugar?  when you can't even buy canned vegetables without sugar in them i think that perhaps beer is not our biggest source of sugars i want a double blind study! or whatever the proper scientific term is for someone doing research on people who only drink alcohol and avoid other sugars versus the "heavy" drinkers who eat crap as well additives, preservatives, genetically modified foods - something tells me these must cause more cancers than lovely delicious beer with only four ingredients! and don't even get me started on the different guidelines for what constitutes hea...

oh huffington post, you always write about the most interesting things! click here for the article about the drunkest countries in the world - the US didn't even crack the top 25...

from cannery brewing: In Canada, beer is more popular than wine or spirits, accounting for more than 80% of the 2.7 billion litres of alcohol sold. The biggest beer drinkers in the country are located in the Yukon, followed by Quebec, then Newfoundland.

not that i would ever encourage anyone to be a heavy drinker but if its true that non-drinkers die earliest, followed by heavy drinkers and then longest lived are the moderate drinkers then, i say, have a drink about it! click here for the yahoo story

Craft Beer Locator Beer Fact of the Day: When it comes to total beer consumption, the United States trails only China. However, if looked at per capita, the US drops to 13th and China doesn't even make the list. so where's canada on that list??? (and p.s., the usual link to craft beer locator isn't working, so i've linked to their facebook page this time...)

Craft Beer Locator Beer Fact of the Day: Beer accounts for about 87 percent of total alcohol beverage consumption.