It has no cholesterol.

It has no fat.

It has no sodium.

It's 95% water--the fundamental building block of life.

Hops are high in natural vitamin C.

Any medical professional will tell you that alcohol kills germs.

It has a metric ****-ton of carbs, which your body converts to sugar and stores as fat.

The lack of cholesterol and fat helps ensure the alcohol can quickly reach the liver; where it reaks havoc as, elsewhere in the body, the carbs are being stored as fat in your belly and titties.

But it tastes good!!

Yes it does.......but let's not kid ourselves.

Alcohol consumption can really only be considered "healthy" within a generally exclusionary set of constraints.

Basically....one or two drinks a day might have health benefits; and this assertion should be considered with skepticism because it is probable that the megacorporations that sell and promote alcohol beverages have more than a little to do with funding (or directing) this research.

I'd rather give it up than drink two drinks a day.

I think they meant 2 at a time.

^

Are you saying two drinks per day is not enough each day? Or, that if you had a choice between two mandatory drinks per day and no drinking at all, you would choose no drinking at all?

^ I think you know the answer to that, you silver tongued fop.

I want two mandatory!!!!

Barley Pop is an inalienable right mentioned in the Constitution's persuit of happiness chapter.

Time to go pour another Black & Tan..........

Ron

Working on my 3rd Holland brewery Ichabod pumpkin ale....

Carbs and calories: You can't live without them, same as water. Besides, how do you think those German monks got through all that fasting?

beer is sort of good

^ Blaspheme!

it is

Beer rocks! But it is certainly not good FOR you.

Andy... if you turn into one of those anti-alcohol douches just because you quit, I'm gonna hafta fly to PA and drink beers with you.

(you don't drink... more for me!)

^Hey......just keep your hands off my ginger ale.

Liquid bread. And I prefer Ale, Chimay Blue.

Dr. Oz says you have to run around the bases 34 times to lose the calories you get in one can of beer. i'm glad I'm a bottle baby