beer

When does making your own alcoholic beverages cross over into possession of untaxed liquor? Making beer and wine is legal but what about brandy or whiskey? Is it the alcohol content that makes it illegal? I asked my lawyer brother what the law is in Kansas but he didn't know and Wikipedia...

Bad news for our Eurasian friends. The Russian president has now signed a bill recognising beer as an alcoholic beverage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14232970

On occassion I talk to a Brit or german working here in Atlanta ga. They don't like their beer as cold as we do. Theres nothing wrong with drinking room temperature beer but I like it cold myself. I talked to a Polish girl at my watering hole and she told me that some cultures like their beer...

I have two questions for anyone who can shed light on this topic: First, is there any evidence that shows the effects of alcohol on sleep? Second, I've heard that you are warmed up by consuming alcohol because your heart has to pump out more blood due to the level of alcohol in the blood...

Many people enjoy it. The happiness it brings is false. Getting drunk doesn't solve your problems, but it feels good. Woo isn't real but it makes a lot of people happy. I only care if an alcoholic ruins a family or a drunk driver puts my life in danger. I only care if a con artist takes all...

My wife and I had a conversation over lunch yesterday when I mentioned that a particular beer I liked tasted better on tap than in bottles bought in the store. She said that she would expect the opposite to be true...since beer on tap is stored in aluminum, the beer should take on a metallic...

If you live near enough to what some call "the middle of nowhere" (AKA: State College, PA; AKA: Centre County; AKA: Happy Valley) - some skeptical drinking will be occurring on Thursday, November 6th, in downtown State College. Not sure of the venue yet, so will repost later with that. We...

I think this falls under the "Medicine" category. In my 22 years on Earth, I have never had beer, wine, or alcohol of any type, with the only possible exception being cough medicine (and I am not certain about that). My parents do not drink, nor do my grandparents on either side. I am told...

Alright.... Let's get the bidding started early, and that means Crackers and LL need to pick the date. So far, I'm voting for Jan 5, later in the evening. I've a class until about 5, but after that, yee-ha!

It has been too long since we have gathered- a whooping three months. I am proposing a happy hour. I know that this is a heavy travel time; but wanted at least to see if anyone was interested. Rikzilla BPSCG Crackers IllegalArgument Maddog Khyron Roger Spiteme Bluess Any takers?

Reading an interesting book "Ghost Map" by STeven Johnson. it's all about how a scientist and a minster figured out that cholera was caused by bad water, and not bad air. The book talks about how in Western Society early "civilized' man needed to be able to drink alcohol to survive. Water...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in doing a beer challenge. Each person could bring some local beer, we all drink it, and then either decide a winner or drink more beer. From my understanding of the chocolate challenge this would be the same idea but with beer. If anyone...

Justifiable? http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/3D866364E952B3AF8625723B0015CE87?OpenDocument

That's right kiddos, it's time once again to meet your fellow New England skeptics! SATURDAY, July 22, 2006 at noon o'clock, Steven Novella, prez of the New Engand Skeptical Society and host of a little show called The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (there's also a really super smart co-host...

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Former deputy foreign secretary of the Taliban is now a student at Yale while at the same time the school continues to block ROTC training from its campus: http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110008051 :grabs popcorn:

Here is my favorite part: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1282177 To be fair, Oregon State is not exactly unbiased when it comes to beer. They had the first brewery program at an American university (yes you can get a BA in beer there) and it is an agricultural university and hops are a...

Beer & Jesus just don't mix with Islam I guess.

I think this article speaks for itself Now, what were some Yanks saying about Australian beer? :D

Heard this story about people trying to remove beer commercials during broadcasts of college sports. The story came complete with sound bite of parents whos son died binge drinking. Yet another example of babyprooffing the world. Its not like they show kids doing keg stands in the beer...

Well, we aren't supposed to trash the great ' KRKEY ' debates, so I thought we could come over here in our underwear ( I'm actually wearing sweat pants and a ' Cool Dad ' T-shirt, circa 1996 ) and drink our beer.. ( actually a shot of Cuervo with a dash of Orange Curacao for me... ) ( rubs...

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After an overly long delay, the Beer Thread returns. So, which beer are you drinking, and why? Be specific, please. Sorry, we won't accept: (1.) He was buying. (2.) It was cheap. (3.) You mean, there's OTHER beers?!

After reading through the beer thread two things occured to me: 1. I feel like having a beer 2. It'd be interesting to see what kind of cheap beer people have experience with. The list above is certainly not all-inclusive, but is instead a list of cheap beer that I am unfortunately familiar...

Just curious here, and seeking scientific input: The best beer I've had is German Weissbier, which I've always enjoyed with a Schweinerschnitzel, mit pommes frites und salat. (Hey, I'm an Army brat, and a vet...) I've yet to have anything better, (and no, Budweiser is not beer.)