Beer doesn’t cause Cancer.
Brewsci’s newly hired (but as yet not paid) crack investigating reporter uncovered this bit of news from the interconnected series of tubes that is the internet:
In fact it may even work to fight cancer:
Beer: The new anti-cancer drug?
But before you decided to up your daily beer dose by 12 fold remember as Aristotle never said but we like to pretend he did everything in moderation.
It is that time of year when tradition obliges each of us to look at our lives with an eye towards changing our ways and learning from our past mistakes. What did I learn in the past year?
1. A carboy full of hot water makes for a nasty blister.
2. Brewing is best done sober (see 1. to understand how I learned this)
3. Putting in two weeks notice is very liberating.
4. Working for two weeks after you dramatically quit is much less liberating.
With that said here are my 2009 resolutions.
1. Brew 14 different batches of beer.
2. Read 6 books from start to finish on brewing. Starting with Brewing Up a Business by Sam Calagione.
3. Post at least 8 times a month.
4. Lose more weight than Joe (cuz what is life without endless competition).
5. Make more lists. Especially in spreadsheet form. (Live each day asking what would ScoMo do?)
6. Travel to a foreign country.
7. Attend the GABF again.
What about you? Write it down in the comments sections so I can judge you at the end of the year.
Hi All,
It’s been an eventful year here at brewsci.com (even if the lack of posts suggests otherwise). Joe and I have went all the way from brewing with a thirty dollar extract kit to buying enough brewing equipment to fill an entire room. For those of you lucky enough to have tried our beers, we are asking for your votes on your favorite. Post a note in the comments section with your favorite beer and that will be the first beer we brew in the new year:
Your Choices:
Bad Science Amber – the brew that nearly cost me a finger
Mystery Recipe Pale Ale – Our first all grain batch
Zeke Choco Stout – So good a puppy was named after it
Fading Wit – Our Hefe that was christened in Yosemite
Hairy Hippie Pumpkin Ale – You can taste the organic goodness
Portland Grown IPA – no you haven’t tried this yet, but we have a whole keg of it!!!
Just thought you should know that when you type puppy into google you get 61,800,000 sites but when you search for beer you get 145,000,000 sites. But when you search for the two together you get this. What does this prove? That it is time for me to go to bed.
I know you have missed us. We have missed you as well. Well we missed Zeke most of all, but who wouldn’t miss a puppy that loves the taste of beer. Things have been a bit hectic for the Brewsci Boys (as we refer to ourselves hoping it will land us our own TV show). I show this clip for two reasons.
1) To prove to my mom that there is money to be made off of talking about beer
2) Because Denver is where the annual Great American Beer Festival is held each October
Why should you care about the GABF? Because it is one place where you can meet hundreds of brewers face to face and see the pride they take in each barrel of beer they produce. It is also a great place to meet great beer bloggers, and to try beers you will find nowhere else. This year marked the first of what will become an annual retreat to the Mile High City to bask in the culture that is beer.
Since this trip, we have brewed a festive pumpkin ale that tastes of pumpkin pie in a bottle and our very own American Style IPA (India Pale Ale) using homegrown hops (from a home, not ours).
Also, in the spirit of giving. We gave ourselves Christmas and Birthday gifts of the brewing variety. Our first purchase was a 60,000 BTU/hour camp stove that reduces the boiling time of 8 gallons of water from 90 minutes to 55 and our own kegging kit. We can now produce our own 5 gallons of beer on tap.
Finally, we have decided that the next year will be spent making great beers to be shared with family and friends, learning more about what it takes to make a great beer with each new batch, and turning our thoughts towards just what kind of brewery we would run if given the chance.
Happy Holidays