DNA Drinking

DNA Drinking

Humans have been altering the genome of many plants and animals for thousands of years.  The wild “natural” grape still exists in parts of Eurasia and north Africa but bears only a passing resemblance to its relatives cultivated for the wine trade.  Wild grapes are...
Beer goggling girls find ugly guys sexy

Beer goggling girls find ugly guys sexy

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...
Are you as think as you drunk you are?

Are you as think as you drunk you are?

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. ...
Don’t blame beer if you are angry

Don’t blame beer if you are angry

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...
Vitamin Beer?  I call Shenanigans!

Vitamin Beer? I call Shenanigans!

Stampede Light is a pilsner containing vitamin B1 (Thiamine), vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), vitamin B3 (Niacin), vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid), vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) and Folate.  The beer has 115 calories, which is average for a light beer.  The...
Mission Impossible: Getting drunk on beer

Mission Impossible: Getting drunk on beer

A study by Dr. Leon A. Greensburg, professor of physiology at Yale University, proves with numbers it is impossible to get drunk on beer.  His point is the stomach cannot hold enough alcohol to possibly become intoxicated.  He’s a professor at Yale with the numbers to...