"BioBeer" news and stories

An old friend came into town this Sunday. We kicked off the celebration with a bottle of DeuS and, long story short, I haven't gotten around to blogging until today. Perfect time to catch up on this week's beer happenings with a beer blog round-up.

1. There's been a lot of chatter about the Men's Fitness list of "America's five best bars for beer lovers." In today's beer climate, limiting the list down to just 5 seems impossible, and, with as little offense to Men's Fitness as possible, I'm not sure if they are the magazine to do it.
   
2. The idea of healthy beer has been a headturner as a number of blogs and news sites have been running the story of scientists at Rice University who integrated the anti-aging chemicals from red wine into a new BioBeer. Here's what Discovery had to say about it.
3. Hipsters really seemed to Digg this article on Sloshspot discussing The Evolution of Pabst Blue Ribbon's Beer Advertising. Or you can just drop into Bob & Barbara's on South St. in Philadelphia and see it all firsthand.

Beer that improves liver function? Get the hell out of town, you say. No, really. Advaith Biotech recently launched Lady Bird Bio Beer in markets in Kerala, India. Aside from the usual ingredients of barley malt and hops, the beer also contains aloe vera extract, which one of the beer’s developers claims will help protect the liver. Sales in India have been good so far, and there is apparently interest in importing the brew to the U.S. Dr. B. Srinivasa Amarnath, the beer’s inventor, also claims that it may also help lower cholesterol. Take that, nutraceuticals.

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