by DJ Spiess | Dec 27, 2008 | Recent Studies
A new study in “Journal of Psychopharmacology” found what all undergraduate blokes already know, female undergraduate students who drink find men more attractive than women who do not drink. Researchers showed pairs of photos of 60 men to 45 women. The women were...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 21, 2008 | Recent Studies
Not since the famous “sky is blue” study have we seen something so shocking as the research soon to be published in the March issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. According to the study, people use different words to describe they are drunk. ...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 17, 2008 | Recent Studies
Researchers at the Helsinki University Central Hospital have found individuals born with a highly active version of the MAOA gene have a higher risk of impulse violence when drinking alcohol. The MAOA gene produces an enzyme that breaks down chemicals in the...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 16, 2008 | Brewing beer
I remember travelling to England for the first time. I landed in Gatwick about 7 am local time. Completely jetlagged, I barely knew where I was, but to “adjust” to the European time zone I needed to stay awake for the rest of the day. How do I stay up? I headed...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 11, 2008 | Brewing beer
Your favorite bottle of Belgian brew has gone through quite a bit to get to your hands. The beer was produced, bottle conditioned, sent over seas, stuck in a warehouse, put onto a truck, a stuck on a store shelf (for who knows how long) until you purchased it. The...