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Top Ten Beer Myths
Top 10 Beer Myths
It seems like there is always that guy in the bar that has a crazy story about the beer he's drinking. The worst part, sometimes its believable, so you tell someone, then they tell someone, and thats a beer myth. Here are ten of the more outrageous myths about beer and what you need to know to set that guy in the bar straight. Beer Myth 1: Beat the Beer Belly with Light Beer OK, light beers have maybe 90-100 calories, regular beers generally have less than 200 calories. A beer lover would say the difference is comparable to the difference between McDonalds and a 5 star restaurant. A dietician would tell you the difference is negligible. So unless you are drinking 300 beers a week, I would drink the good stuff. Beer Myth 2: The darker the beer, the more alcohol it contains Not even close. Guinness is black, and has 4.2% alcohol. The color of a beer comes from the toasted malts, which has no effect on alcohol content. Ingredients like rice syrup, honey, and corn syrup add alcohol to beer, but do not influence the color. Beer Myth 3: Beer is ruined if warmed and then refrigerated This can be true, if you do it many, many times, and it will happen gradually. People think re-chilling beer will cause it to be "skunked". Beer can be ruined by air, light and time. Temperature won't ruin a beer unless it's extreme. Get fresh beer and store it in dark place, and it will be fine. Beer Myth 4: Imported beers have more alcohol than domestic beers This comes from the way US beers reported their beers' alcohol content. The rest of the world uses "Alcohol by Volume", here is the US they used "Alcohol By Weight". Since beer weighs less than water, US beers had smaller numbers, but not less alcohol. Beer Myth 5: The Guinness they serve in Ireland is better It seems widely accepted that beer in "the old country" is better than what they export to the rest of the world. The brewing process is cheap, so why would a brewery risk their reputation by brewing a different beer for export? It doesn't make sense, and it's not true. With few exceptions, the beer that is exported is the exact same beer that they serve in the bar across the street from the brewery. The difference is purely freshness. It takes two weeks for a keg of Guinness to get from Dublin to your favorite bar in the states. Some beers, like Fosters, is brewed in Canada under a license for sale in the US. But it is clearly stated on the bottle when this is the case. Beer Myth 6: Beer shouldn't be Bitter The bitterness of a beer comes from the hops. Hops are in all beers to balance the sweet malts and to act as a preservative. Some beers have a lot of hops, like India Pale Ales (IPAs) and some beers have less hops, like Wheat Beers. Hops can give a beer complexity and add all sorts of flavors and aromas, like pine, citrus, and earthiness. Hops are why people say beer is an acquired taste, but they also make beer delicious. Beer Myth 7: The best beers are in green bottles. As it turns out, brown bottles protect the beer from the light much better than green bottles or clear bottles. This myth comes from when there was a shortage of brown glass in Europe after WWII. The European beers were bottled in green instead, so green bottles came to represent imports. This certainly isn't the case anymore. Beer Myth 8: The Thai beer Singha has formaldehyde in it It seems widely believed that Singha is brewed with formaldehyde, as is Chang beer, San Miguel, Vietnamese 33, and Singapore's Tiger Beer. The most believable explanation for this one is that Singha is much more bitter and contains more alcohol than most lagers. When American or British expatriots and soldiers were drinking beer in Thailand, they got drunk much more quickly then they were used to, and it was much more bitter flavor then they were used to. To explain this it was suggested that it contained formaldehyde. Crazy. Beer Myth 9: Corona is Mexican **** In the 1980s there was a rumor that Mexican workers were peeing in the Corona tanks that were destined for the US. Certainly alarmingly disgusting... if true. As it turns out this myth was started as a result of Corona's rising popularity in the US market, and who was jealous? Heineken. This was nothing more than a rumor started by a Heineken wholesaler in Reno. It all worked out, the guy from Heineken admitted his wrongdoing, and Corona continued it's rise to popularity. But the rumor can still be heard today in bars across the country. Beer Myth 10: Women don't like beer Thats crazy! My wife loves beer almost as much as I do. Women have brewed more beer than men in the History of Beer. Sister Doris in Bavaria brews Mallersdorf lager. Fortunately, this myth is far from true. References: Michael Jackson's "Why Beer is Best" Debunking the Beer Myths Beer Myth article from City Weekly Lew Bryson's Take on Beer Myths |
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In article >, tomkanpa > wrote:
>Top 10 Beer Myths > > It seems like there is always that guy in the bar that has a >crazy story about the beer he's drinking. The worst part, sometimes >its believable, so you tell someone, then they tell someone, and thats >a beer myth. Here are ten of the more outrageous myths about beer and >what you need to know to set that guy in the bar straight. > > > >Beer Myth 1: Beat the Beer Belly with Light Beer > OK, light beers have maybe 90-100 calories, regular beers >generally have less than 200 calories. A beer lover would say the >difference is comparable to the difference between McDonalds and a 5 >star restaurant. A dietician would tell you the difference is >negligible. So unless you are drinking 300 beers a week, I would drink >the good stuff. So the only independant beer test I know shows Bud as 4.82 % alcohol and 40 calories and Bud Light as 3.52 % and 30 calories. Light is drinkable because you don't get drunk. > >Beer Myth 2: The darker the beer, the more alcohol it contains > Not even close. Guinness is black, and has 4.2% alcohol. The >color of a beer comes from the toasted malts, which has no effect on >alcohol content. Ingredients like rice syrup, honey, and corn syrup >add alcohol to beer, but do not influence the color. I like dark beer and it usually tastes a little more. > >Beer Myth 3: Beer is ruined if warmed and then refrigerated > This can be true, if you do it many, many times, and it will >happen gradually. People think re-chilling beer will cause it to be >"skunked". Beer can be ruined by air, light and time. Temperature >won't ruin a beer unless it's extreme. Get fresh beer and store it in >dark place, and it will be fine. > >Beer Myth 4: Imported beers have more alcohol than domestic beers > This comes from the way US beers reported their beers' alcohol >content. The rest of the world uses "Alcohol by Volume", here is the >US they used "Alcohol By Weight". Since beer weighs less than water, >US beers had smaller numbers, but not less alcohol. > >Beer Myth 5: The Guinness they serve in Ireland is better > It seems widely accepted that beer in "the old country" is >better than what they export to the rest of the world. The brewing >process is cheap, so why would a brewery risk their reputation by >brewing a different beer for export? It doesn't make sense, and it's >not true. With few exceptions, the beer that is exported is the exact >same beer that they serve in the bar across the street from the >brewery. The difference is purely freshness. It takes two weeks for a >keg of Guinness to get from Dublin to your favorite bar in the states. >Some beers, like Fosters, is brewed in Canada under a license for sale >in the US. But it is clearly stated on the bottle when this is the >case. > > >Beer Myth 6: Beer shouldn't be Bitter > The bitterness of a beer comes from the hops. Hops are in all >beers to balance the sweet malts and to act as a preservative. Some >beers have a lot of hops, like India Pale Ales (IPAs) and some beers >have less hops, like Wheat Beers. Hops can give a beer complexity and >add all sorts of flavors and aromas, like pine, citrus, and >earthiness. Hops are why people say beer is an acquired taste, but >they also make beer delicious. My bro likes Keystone. > >Beer Myth 7: The best beers are in green bottles. > As it turns out, brown bottles protect the beer from the light >much better than green bottles or clear bottles. This myth comes from >when there was a shortage of brown glass in Europe after WWII. The >European beers were bottled in green instead, so green bottles came to >represent imports. This certainly isn't the case anymore. How about Corona. Now any glass will filter some UV regardless of extra tint. > >Beer Myth 8: The Thai beer Singha has formaldehyde in it > It seems widely believed that Singha is brewed with >formaldehyde, as is Chang beer, San Miguel, Vietnamese 33, and >Singapore's Tiger Beer. The most believable explanation for this one >is that Singha is much more bitter and contains more alcohol than most >lagers. When American or British expatriots and soldiers were drinking >beer in Thailand, they got drunk much more quickly then they were used >to, and it was much more bitter flavor then they were used to. To >explain this it was suggested that it contained formaldehyde. Crazy. > > >Beer Myth 9: Corona is Mexican **** > In the 1980s there was a rumor that Mexican workers were >peeing in the Corona tanks that were destined for the US. Certainly >alarmingly disgusting... if true. As it turns out this myth was >started as a result of Corona's rising popularity in the US market, >and who was jealous? Heineken. This was nothing more than a rumor >started by a Heineken wholesaler in Reno. It all worked out, the guy >from Heineken admitted his wrongdoing, and Corona continued it's rise >to popularity. But the rumor can still be heard today in bars across >the country. I liked Carta Blanca Never liker Tecate with the green lime in the top of the can. > >Beer Myth 10: Women don't like beer > Thats crazy! My wife loves beer almost as much as I do. Women >have brewed more beer than men in the History of Beer. Sister Doris in >Bavaria brews Mallersdorf lager. Fortunately, this myth is far from >true. > > >References: > Michael Jackson's "Why Beer is Best" > Debunking the Beer Myths > Beer Myth article from City Weekly > Lew Bryson's Take on Beer Myths |
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tomkanpa > wrote:
>Top 10 Beer Myths >Beer Myth 5: The Guinness they serve in Ireland is better > It seems widely accepted that beer in "the old country" is >better than what they export to the rest of the world. The brewing >process is cheap, so why would a brewery risk their reputation by >brewing a different beer for export? It doesn't make sense, and it's >not true. With few exceptions, the beer that is exported is the exact >same beer that they serve in the bar across the street from the >brewery. The difference is purely freshness. It takes two weeks for a >keg of Guinness to get from Dublin to your favorite bar in the states. >Some beers, like Fosters, is brewed in Canada under a license for sale >in the US. But it is clearly stated on the bottle when this is the >case. Most (all?) bottled and canned Guinness sold in the US these days is made in Canada. I don't think it tastes the same (or as good, but that's a personal taste issue) as the kegged Guinness that's brewed in Ireland. So this one is not really a myth. >Beer Myth 8: The Thai beer Singha has formaldehyde in it > It seems widely believed that Singha is brewed with >formaldehyde, as is Chang beer, San Miguel, Vietnamese 33, and >Singapore's Tiger Beer. The most believable explanation for this one >is that Singha is much more bitter and contains more alcohol than most >lagers. When American or British expatriots and soldiers were drinking >beer in Thailand, they got drunk much more quickly then they were used >to, and it was much more bitter flavor then they were used to. To >explain this it was suggested that it contained formaldehyde. Crazy. Perhaps Singha did/does not contain formaldehyde, but there is a good reason for this "myth": http://www.beer-faq.com/beer-basics/formaldehyde-beer/ IOW some Asian beer does (or did) contain formaldehyde. -- Joel Plutchak "New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common." - John Locke |
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<VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote:
>In article >, ers (Joel) writes: >>tomkanpa > wrote: >>>Top 10 Beer Myths >> >>>Beer Myth 5: The Guinness they serve in Ireland is better >>> It seems widely accepted that beer in "the old country" is >>>better than what they export to the rest of the world. The brewing >>>process is cheap, so why would a brewery risk their reputation by >>>brewing a different beer for export? It doesn't make sense, and it's >>>not true. With few exceptions, the beer that is exported is the exact >>>same beer that they serve in the bar across the street from the >>>brewery. The difference is purely freshness. It takes two weeks for a >>>keg of Guinness to get from Dublin to your favorite bar in the states. >>>Some beers, like Fosters, is brewed in Canada under a license for sale >>>in the US. But it is clearly stated on the bottle when this is the >>>case. >> >> Most (all?) bottled and canned Guinness sold in the US >>these days is made in Canada. I don't think it tastes the >>same (or as good, but that's a personal taste issue) as the >>kegged Guinness that's brewed in Ireland. >> So this one is not really a myth. > >Does that include the 50 Litre can I'm pumping in my basement? > >Since the source of this was from Michael Jackson, I'll assume >your contribution is flawed. All you have to do is look on the cans. It's there. And Michael Jackson is not. At some point while he was still alive, it was true that all Guinness sold in the US was brewed in Ireland, so what he may have written at one time would have been valid at that time. That has changed. But believe what you like. <shrug> -- Joel Plutchak "New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common." - John Locke |
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On 5/19/2009 8:04 AM GregS ignored two million years of human evolution
to write: > In article >, tomkanpa > wrote: >> >> Beer Myth 1: Beat the Beer Belly with Light Beer >> OK, light beers have maybe 90-100 calories, regular beers >> generally have less than 200 calories. > > So the only independant beer test I know shows Bud as 4.82 % alcohol and 40 calories > and Bud Light as 3.52 % and 30 calories. What is the unit volume? Is it a so-called "standard serving" set at six ounces, or a full twelve-ounce can? And are those percentages by weight, or by volume? What is this "independant (sic)" beer test and where can others read it? > Light is drinkable because you don't get drunk. So the people I've seen smashed out of their gourds after guzzling two cases of "light" beer weren't drunk. Got it. >> Beer Myth 2: The darker the beer, the more alcohol it contains >> Not even close. Guinness is black, and has 4.2% alcohol. The >> color of a beer comes from the toasted malts, which has no effect on >> alcohol content. Ingredients like rice syrup, honey, and corn syrup >> add alcohol to beer, but do not influence the color. > > I like dark beer and it usually tastes a little more. Tastes a little more ... what? bitter? roasty? malty? It's not hard to find a "pale" beer that has a *lot* more flavor than, say, an Irish dry stout. Stop in at a Payottenland cafe and ask for an "oude lambic" some time. Try anything from Cantillon or 3 Fonteinen. >> Beer Myth 6: Beer shouldn't be Bitter >> The bitterness of a beer comes from the hops. Hops are in all >> beers to balance the sweet malts and to act as a preservative. > > My bro likes Keystone. So? Keystone is a product made for people who don't like the taste of beer. >> Beer Myth 7: The best beers are in green bottles. >> As it turns out, brown bottles protect the beer from the light >> much better than green bottles or clear bottles. This myth comes from >> when there was a shortage of brown glass in Europe after WWII. The >> European beers were bottled in green instead, so green bottles came to >> represent imports. This certainly isn't the case anymore. > > How about Corona. Now any glass will filter some UV regardless > of extra tint. What matters is the degree of UV attenuation. Clear glass has very little attenuation, so beer packaged in clear glass bottles will be most likely to get afflicted by the reaction of UV with iso-alpha-acids, forming 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol. Green glass is also insufficiently attenuative in UV bands. Brown glass is more attenuative, but the best protection against light-struck beer is an opaque package, like a keg or a can. >> Beer Myth 9: Corona is Mexican **** >> [...] > > I liked Carta Blanca > Never liker Tecate with the green lime in the top of the can. Best served as base beers in micheladas. |
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In article >, all of dgs > wrote:
>On 5/19/2009 8:04 AM GregS ignored two million years of human evolution >to write: > >> In article > >, tomkanpa > > wrote: >>> >>> Beer Myth 1: Beat the Beer Belly with Light Beer >>> OK, light beers have maybe 90-100 calories, regular beers >>> generally have less than 200 calories. >> >> So the only independant beer test I know shows Bud as 4.82 % alcohol and 40 > calories >> and Bud Light as 3.52 % and 30 calories. > >What is the unit volume? Is it a so-called "standard serving" set at >six ounces, or a full twelve-ounce can? And are those percentages by >weight, or by volume? What is this "independant (sic)" beer test >and where can others read it? Its been on the internet longer than I have. Show me a newer test and I'll refer it. http://www.fichenet.com/Images/FNSampleNormal.pdf >> Light is drinkable because you don't get drunk. > >So the people I've seen smashed out of their gourds after guzzling >two cases of "light" beer weren't drunk. Got it. > >>> Beer Myth 2: The darker the beer, the more alcohol it contains >>> Not even close. Guinness is black, and has 4.2% alcohol. The >>> color of a beer comes from the toasted malts, which has no effect on >>> alcohol content. Ingredients like rice syrup, honey, and corn syrup >>> add alcohol to beer, but do not influence the color. >> >> I like dark beer and it usually tastes a little more. > >Tastes a little more ... what? bitter? roasty? malty? It's not >hard to find a "pale" beer that has a *lot* more flavor than, say, >an Irish dry stout. Stop in at a Payottenland cafe and ask for an >"oude lambic" some time. Try anything from Cantillon or 3 Fonteinen. A little more flavor, instead of more of a soda water taste like light beer. >>> Beer Myth 6: Beer shouldn't be Bitter >>> The bitterness of a beer comes from the hops. Hops are in all >>> beers to balance the sweet malts and to act as a preservative. >> >> My bro likes Keystone. > >So? Keystone is a product made for people who don't like the taste of >beer. Perhaps. > >>> Beer Myth 7: The best beers are in green bottles. >>> As it turns out, brown bottles protect the beer from the light >>> much better than green bottles or clear bottles. This myth comes from >>> when there was a shortage of brown glass in Europe after WWII. The >>> European beers were bottled in green instead, so green bottles came to >>> represent imports. This certainly isn't the case anymore. >> >> How about Corona. Now any glass will filter some UV regardless >> of extra tint. > >What matters is the degree of UV attenuation. Clear glass has very >little attenuation, so beer packaged in clear glass bottles will be >most likely to get afflicted by the reaction of UV with iso-alpha-acids, >forming 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol. Green glass is also insufficiently >attenuative in UV bands. Brown glass is more attenuative, but the >best protection against light-struck beer is an opaque package, like >a keg or a can. >>> Beer Myth 9: Corona is Mexican **** >>> [...] >> >> I liked Carta Blanca >> Never liker Tecate with the green lime in the top of the can. > >Best served as base beers in micheladas. |
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In article >, (GregS) wrote:
>In article >, all of dgs > > wrote: >>On 5/19/2009 8:04 AM GregS ignored two million years of human evolution >>to write: >> >>> In article >> >, tomkanpa >> > wrote: >>>> >>>> Beer Myth 1: Beat the Beer Belly with Light Beer >>>> OK, light beers have maybe 90-100 calories, regular beers >>>> generally have less than 200 calories. >>> >>> So the only independant beer test I know shows Bud as 4.82 % alcohol and 40 >> calories >>> and Bud Light as 3.52 % and 30 calories. >> >>What is the unit volume? Is it a so-called "standard serving" set at >>six ounces, or a full twelve-ounce can? And are those percentages by >>weight, or by volume? What is this "independant (sic)" beer test >>and where can others read it? > > >Its been on the internet longer than I have. Show me a newer test >and I'll refer it. > >http://www.fichenet.com/Images/FNSampleNormal.pdf I realize all this will vary from time to time, but I have no respect for the manufacturers data. They were trying to get companies to publish contents on the labels a long time ago when I was a member of Beer Drinkers of America. I was also complaining 10 years ago that a NEW test be made. greg |
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In article >, ers (Joel) writes:
><VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote: >>In article >, ers (Joel) writes: >>>tomkanpa > wrote: >>>>Top 10 Beer Myths >>> >>>>Beer Myth 5: The Guinness they serve in Ireland is better >>>> It seems widely accepted that beer in "the old country" is >>>>better than what they export to the rest of the world. The brewing >>>>process is cheap, so why would a brewery risk their reputation by >>>>brewing a different beer for export? It doesn't make sense, and it's >>>>not true. With few exceptions, the beer that is exported is the exact >>>>same beer that they serve in the bar across the street from the >>>>brewery. The difference is purely freshness. It takes two weeks for a >>>>keg of Guinness to get from Dublin to your favorite bar in the states. >>>>Some beers, like Fosters, is brewed in Canada under a license for sale >>>>in the US. But it is clearly stated on the bottle when this is the >>>>case. >>> >>> Most (all?) bottled and canned Guinness sold in the US >>>these days is made in Canada. I don't think it tastes the >>>same (or as good, but that's a personal taste issue) as the >>>kegged Guinness that's brewed in Ireland. >>> So this one is not really a myth. >> >>Does that include the 50 Litre can I'm pumping in my basement? >> >>Since the source of this was from Michael Jackson, I'll assume >>your contribution is flawed. > > All you have to do is look on the cans. It's there. >And Michael Jackson is not. At some point while he was >still alive, it was true that all Guinness sold in the >US was brewed in Ireland, so what he may have written at >one time would have been valid at that time. That has >changed. The can says (well, the label around the neck, anyway): GUINNESS Arthur Guinness (script signature) BEER, PRODUCT OF IRELAND Brewed in Ireland by Guinness & Co. St. James's Gate, Dublin 8, Ireland. The GUINNESS Word, Harp Device and ARTHUR GUINNESS Signature are trade marks CONTENTS: 13.2 US GALLONS IMPORTED BY DIAGEO -- GUINNESS U.S.A., NORWALK, CT. Contains Barley WARNING * ATTENTION THIS KEG WILL RUPTURE AND MAY CAUSE INJURY IF OVER-PRESSURIZED WITH COMPRESSED AIR OR CO2. TAPPING SYSTEM AND PRESSURE REGULATOR SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A PRESSURE BLOWOFF DEVICE. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH TAPPING EQUIPMENT, CONSULT YOUR RETAILER OR THE LOCAL BEER DISTRIBUTOR. GROSS WT -- 137LB (62.2Kgs) NET WT -- 111LB (50.3Kgs) TARE WT -- 26LB (11.9Kgs) > But believe what you like. <shrug> >-- >Joel Plutchak Damn false advertising. Do you think I have a legal case since this says it's BREWED IN IRELAND but you know it's BREWED IN CANADA? -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG http://www.quirkfactory.com/popart/asskey/eqn2.png "Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?" |
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