Beer Provides More Jobs, Wages, and Economic Impact Than Wine or Spirits

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A study commissioned by the Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association reveals that beer contributes more jobs, wages, and economic impact than wine or spirits.

Beer Serves America, a report detailing how the brewing and beer wholesaling industries impact American communities, shows that beer creates 2.1 million jobs, provides $100 billion in wages and benefits, and contributes more than $328 billion to the U.S. economy.

Drinking Coffee and Alcohol Every Day Could Actually Help You Live Longer

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Drinking Coffee and Alcohol Every Day Could Actually Help You Live Longer

You may want to rethink your New Year’s resolutions. 

A new study suggests that drinking alcohol and coffee may help you live longer.

Perhaps coming as good news in the break between Christmas and New Year’s, a study from the University of California Irvine suggests that people who “drank moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those who abstained.”

5 Crazy Bloody Marys to Cure Your Horrible Hangover

When it comes to choosing a mass-market tomato juice for bloodies, it's basically either V-8 or Clamato. You can like both, of course, but you should really pick a side.

I've always preferred V-8's salty viscosity over Clamato's more quaffable lightness, though both make a fine bloody in a pinch. V-8 is kind of like the A-1 steak sauce of supermarket-stocked vegetable drinks; even if it's not the best mary mixer out there, it's still pretty damn good.

V-8 has seized upon its alpha juice status by launching a website called the Bloody Mary Society, which assembles bloodies inspired by cities around the country. Most are considerably more labor-intensive than merely adding a shot of vodka to your V-8 on ice and augmenting with worcestershire, black pepper and/or horseradish.

That'll do just fine, but these five freaky bloodies are for adventurous types who want to kick it up a notch.

Beers with Cleopatra?

What kind of beer did the Pharaohs drink? 

In ancient times, beer was an important ingredient in people's daily diet. Great powers were attributed to beer in the ancient world, particularly for religious worship and healing properties. The pottery used to produce beer in antiquity served as the basis for this new research. The research was led by Dr. Ronen Hazan and Dr. Michael Klutstein, microbiologists from the School of Dental Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). They examined the colonies of yeast that formed and settled in the pottery's nano-pores. Ultimately, they were able to resurrect this yeast to create a high-quality beer...that's approximately 5,000 years old.

Many cooks were invited into this'beer kitchen to isolate the yeast specimens from the ancient debris and to create a beer with it. First the scientists reached out to vintners at Kadma Winery. This winery still produces wine in clay vessels, proving that yeast may be safely removed from pottery, even if it had lain dormant in the sun for years.

Make Time for 3 Authentic Italian Liqueurs and Spirits

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No one understands the intersection of drinking and culture quite like the Italians do. From morning to night, there’s a drink for every moment. Go ahead: Drink Italian. It’s a way of life.

There’s a lot to admire about Italian cocktail culture, but a big part of what makes Italian drinking so rich is its specificity. It’s not just that every liqueur and spirit is made with a unique set of ingredients and its own distilling process. Each one is also best experienced in specific ways and different times.

Getting to know how and when experts enjoy different brands will tell you far more about them than any flavor description. You don’t need any Italian citizens in your contact list to get this info, because three brand ambassadors have opened up about their ideal experience with some of their favorite Italian originals.