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Friday, February 6, 2009

Drunk Beer Is for Children: Friday Beer O'Clock Edition

Posted by on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:59 PM

According to Jonathan Golob, a.k.a. Dear Science:

Beer is a pretty damn good source of folate, a B vitamin critical for neural development—thanks to the magic of fermentation and yeast. Before the times of Wonder Bread and vitamin-enriched everything, it was one of the few reliable sources....

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From the UW Libraries; thanks, Tom!

 

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1
Everybody knows alcohol kills germs.

I know a guy who says he only gets Death Flu one day a year because he drinks so much.

When I was in Florida for six weeks over the holidays visiting family, I was sick for most of it cos I wasn't drinking. I came home, two beers with dinner, sometimes one for breakfast, a snifter of bourbon here and there, and the occasional bottle of wine, and I haven't been sick in over a month.

Yay science!
Posted by Jennifer in Chicago on February 6, 2009 at 5:21 PM
2
So that's why my brother doesn't get sick.
Posted by Will in Seattle on February 6, 2009 at 5:22 PM
3
In the middle ages, light beer was given to kids because it was far cleaner than water. Apparently the practice continued into the 19th and even 20th century.
Posted by andrew on February 6, 2009 at 5:39 PM
4
plus, beer doesn't make you fat
Posted by bacon neither. some people are just big boned on February 6, 2009 at 5:51 PM
5
Mah big beer belleh begs to differ with you. Small bones, slim past.
Posted by merp on February 6, 2009 at 7:18 PM
6
wow - brand loyalty solved

sort of the McDonalds system, get 'em young
Posted by Art on February 6, 2009 at 7:40 PM
7
These old beer ads are hilarious. The text is nothing less than bizarre, and they say things that are not allowed in ads today; i.e., claiming health benefits for beer.

Check out this one (may have to scroll a bit to see the whole ad) for Schlitz, The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous, from 1904...

"Beer is good for you. The malt is food; the hops a tonic. The alcohol--only 3 1/2 per cent--is an aid to digestion; a healthful stimulant...It does not ferment on the stomach...It gives you beer without biliousness."
Posted by blackhook on February 6, 2009 at 10:41 PM
8
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
- King James, et al.
Posted by 1Timothy523 on February 6, 2009 at 11:39 PM
9
Dear Bethany, Please stop, you are so lame.
Posted by chilla flavor on February 7, 2009 at 3:34 AM
10
I love how German this ad is.
Posted by Greg on February 7, 2009 at 7:35 AM
11
Louisa May Alcott-y old country nostalgia.
Posted by Amelia on February 7, 2009 at 11:16 AM

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