Even Ernest Hemingway
appreciates a good, solid brew...

Beer Measurements

Barrel = 31.5 Gallons
Half Barrel = 15.75 Gallons
Quarter Barrel = 7.875 Gallons
Sixth Barrel = 5.25 Gallons

Beer Facts

Lithium Loves Life
We are now re-considering the scientific facts of yesterday.

All historical generations grew up on some level of mineral water. The benefits of lithium were not known until the mid 19th century but were felt so essential that water containing little or not detectable levels of lithium was lithiated. read more... http://lithiumloveslife.com/?page_id=11

Lithium in drinking water and the incidences of crimes, suicides, and arrests related to drug addictions. read more...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1699579


"He was a wise man who invented beer." – Plato


How Old Is Beer?

Beer is as old as civilization. 4,000 years ago in Babylon the penalty for taverns overcharging beer drinkers was death.

Upon arrival at Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower's log reads, "Our victuals being much spent, especially our beer..."

In 1639, the headmaster of Harvard Nathaniel Eaton, got fired for (amongst other things) "failing to provide enough beer to students."

In those days drinking water crawling with germs caused epidemics, but the alcohol in beer killed those germs.

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." – Benjamin Franklin

Moderate Drinkers Toast To Longevity

Sipping two or three glasses of beer, wine or cocktails per day helped older adults live longer than teetotalers in a study that confirmed the health benefits of moderate drinking.

A study of 1,824 adults aged 55 to 65 found that moderate and heavy drinkers were less likely to die than abstainers over a 20-year span, according to researchers at the University of Texas in Austin and Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Moderate drinkers were defined as those who have one to fewer than three drinks daily, with heavy drinkers having three or more alcoholic beverages a day, according to the study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 1

1 http://posterous.com/explore/tag/moderate

MORE LINKS ON THE BENEFITS OF BEER...

• Eight Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer
• Healthy Beer Drinking

"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." – Dave Barry