Brewing Master

Question:

One thing I want to do is visit all the world’s great breweries, and taste the real stuff where it is made. If I start in Germany, though, I’ll probably stay there the rest of my life.

Yes, Munich alone has enough breweries to keep you occupied for a long time. I’ve been told that at one time, every hospital patient in Ireland was given a pint of Guinness to drink each day. Apparently it’s jam-packed with Vitamin B complex, adds fluid to the body, and contains food values because of the yeast. In moderation, beer is good for you. The tricky bit is the "moderation" part.

And the better the beer tastes, the more tricky the "moderation" part gets!

Response:

writes I’ve had a couple of beers, and I’m beginning to feel better. I’m having another one now. It’s amazing what you can create by using only barley malt, hops, yeast and water (the only ingredients allowed by the German "Reinheitsgebot")! That’s what makes good beer anywhere. If it has more, I won’t drink it. Actually, I daren’t – I know that’s okay with my MAOI, but who knows about the additives. I can’t even drink wheat beer, which is made to similar standards but with wheat malt rather than barley – I know that affects me.

I hadn’t thought about that benefit of only drinking beer brewed in accordance with the Reinheitsgebot. I can manage a strong beer (or a glass or two of wine – I’m getting in training for a hoped-for trip to Italy) but never two days running. I felt like one last night but went catatonic instead. The beer would have been more fun, and probably stopped it happening, but I didn’t make up my mind in time!

Perhaps you should switch to "Bud Light" (aka dishwater) . You could drink a barrel of it a day (if you didn’t have to know what additives are in it).

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writes I’ve had a couple of beers, and I’m beginning to feel better. I’m having another one now. It’s amazing what you can create by using only barley malt, hops, yeast and water (the only ingredients allowed by the German "Reinheitsgebot")!

That’s what makes good beer anywhere. If it has more, I won’t drink it. Actually, I daren’t – I know that’s okay with my MAOI, but who knows about the additives. I can’t even drink wheat beer, which is made to similar standards but with wheat malt rather than barley – I know that affects me. Don’t worry, on weekdays I don’t drink more than one beer a day (in the evening). I’m aware of the risks of alcohol.

I can manage a strong beer (or a glass or two of wine – I’m getting in training for a hoped-for trip to Italy) but never two days running. I felt like one last night but went catatonic instead. The beer would have been more fun, and probably stopped it happening, but I didn’t make up my mind in time! —           The opinions given above may be mine. They might also             just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?

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I’ve had a couple of beers, and I’m beginning to feel better. I’m having another one now. It’s amazing what you can create by using only barley malt, hops, yeast and water (the only ingredients allowed by the German "Reinheitsgebot")! Don’t worry, on weekdays I don’t drink more than one beer a day (in the evening). I’m aware of the risks of alcohol. — Marty

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