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That's why you find a reference that lists beer by ABV; like this one: http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php

Also, you got the difference backwards: ABW ~= 4/5 ABV so your 4% ABW is about 5% ABV

No it doesn't. Guinness is 4% alcohol according to this site. That's squarely in the middle as far as beers go. Budweiser and Coors (if you can call them beer) are 5%, Yuengling is 4.4%, Magic Hat #9 (my current favorite) is 5.1%......

Also, a shot isn't a "beer and a half". A standard shot contains 1.5 fl oz of liquor. With 80 proof spirits that comes out to 0.6 fl oz of alcohol. A pint (16 oz) of Guinness at 4% would add another 0.64 fl oz of alcohol.

I know quite a few people already responded to your beer methodology, but the beer nerd in me can't help but put in a few words along with them.

First of all, you're absolutely right that his beer is probably gonna taste like crap (or "sparkling pond water" as John Palmer puts it). That said, there's nothing wrong with using extract, or "beersyrup" as you call it (though admittedly the pre-hopped stuff is worthy of derision). A lot of award-winning beers have been made from extracts with steeping grains. Most people start out doing a few extract beers, then move on to all-grain. Some people never move on to all-grain because they're happy with the beer they get from extract and don't want to go through the extra work that all-grain takes. On the other hand, all-grain is cheaper and gives you a lot more variables to tweak to control how your beer will turn out. It really just amounts to how cheap you are and how much time you want to spend.

As far as your methodology... either you're not articulating it well, or you don't really have the method down (at least not the method most people tend to use). Straining for clarity? What? Are you actually boiling the wort or not? I'm not going to lay out the precise steps that need to be followed as some people seem to be trying to do, but I will add on another recommendation for John Palmer's How to Brew, as well as Denny Conn's batch sparging instructions, Basic Brewing Radio, and The Jamil Show. There are also various forums that can be incredibly helpful as well.

Back on topic... the Bender statue is pretty much awesome, even if all it looks like all it really does beer-wise is hold a 5 gallon plastic bucket. Now, a temperature controlled stainless steel conical fermenter Bender, that would really be something...

When Koreans ask, I reply that my blood type is OB. Sometimes they even get the joke.

In University, we played Century Club with the twist that you could not leave the room for any reason, not even bathroom breaks, for the full 100 minutes (well, 101 minutes for the "winners").

12oz of Guinness Draught has 125 Calories. A 12oz can of Coors Light has 120 Calories. Almost identical.
Reference

http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-001541. php

I just recently discovered Wikipedia and think it is great! The way I found it was through Trillian. When I am in chat Trillian highlights words that have Wikipedia articles. Once I found it I immediately looked up my favorite subject, beer! Like you I found many mistakes. Of course I never completely believe anything I read even from so called experts. I still think it is a great site and project. As far as a teacher letting students use it as a source, I would allow it. There are almost as many errors in most text books.

What about flip cup? It's played on a table top, cheap, interactive, and only becomes more challenging as you play. Remember to have a designated driver.

Why not just get self-cooling cans? Or use this geeky Peltier one can chiller? (Do not overclock your beer!)

I'm afraid you're wrong there - most beer in the US is around 4-5.5% alcohol (although I can't vouch for the water content of the beers around Times Square). Only in Utah are you limited to 3.2% beer (ok, also the grocery stores in Colorado and a few other unenlightened places). Even Coors Light (which I hope is not what you were drinking) is usually 4.2%. Look here for a summary: http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php As for your level of inebriation, it must've been the time zone difference.

Haven't any of you heard of the beer Moonshot? I've seen it around for a couple of months now.
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002337. php

I drank it once. I had to do a shot of overproof rum to get the horrible taste out of my mouth.

Keg? Hell, they've got self-chilling cans now.

...the beer goggles?

Well, some beers do age well. It has less to do with being made of grain or fruit but more to do with the degree of alcohol. Hops do help keep the beer, but degree of alcohol is what's need for aging. And lees. You need yeast there.
Strong beers (9% by volume and up) include Belgian Tripels, "Barleywines," Imperial Stouts, some Baltic Porters, etc.
Distilled sake would certainly work and would keep well. After all, whiskey's really close to being distilled unhopped beer...
What part of beer don't you understand?

I actually have one of these ridiculously overpriced pieces of pop-garbage. Here are my thoughts about it.

I consider myself a power user of gear. I'm an older geek with some disposable income, but I hate wasting money. I usually take weeks to shop for and decide on a new toy. I have an older flash player and before buying the mini, I purchased and returned many other players currently on the market. I found that they were all either poorly constructed, or suffered from poor interfaces.

For example, the battery cover on the Rio Chiba falls off at the slightest touch. You have to snap the player into the belt clip if you want to keep your battery cover.

The Nitrus seems nice until you start using it. The volume buttons are mushy and don't always work. The only button on this player that works and feels nice is the "Riostick." But even that doesn't hold a candle to the clickwheel on the mini.

I have also used some of the RCA players, but Music Match is a horrible, crashy piece of software and getting files onto the player is unnecessarily difficult. My old flash player uses Music Match, and I found that as a result, the player tended to collect dust. I only went through the hassle when I really needed to. Usually only for long flights.

I did like the Rio Cali, even though the battery cover on this is a bit wonky too. But the player is $179. After adding an $80 256 meg SD card, I would be at $259. Why not buy better design and 4 gig for the same price? The marketing guys at Apple knew what they were doing. Though, if I were in the market for a solid state player, I would probably pick up the Cali or one of the iRiver players.

So, after trying many players, I decided to look at the iPod. When I first picked one up, I instantly knew that I had just moved into a new world. These things (minis and full-size iPods alike) are industrial design masterpieces. They feel good in your hand, they are solidly built, the backlight and display are beautiful, the wheel control is BRILLIANT, the GUI is transparent and iTunes is a simple pleasure to use. With the aluminum case, I feel like I could stand on this thing and not hurt it. The On-The-Go playlist deserves mention too.

The whole iPod experience is unobtrusive and pleasant. The mini fits seamlessly into your life. I have several gadgets that I carry with me. I wish they were integrated into one well-designed device. Until that happens, I need my pocket gear to be SMALL so that I can actually take it with me and use it. I can't even feel the mini in my front pocket.

I thought about getting a full-sized iPod, but I'm glad I didn't. The trade-off for size is worth it. I think the "for only $50 more" argument is silly. How many damn songs can you listen to on one charge? The mini holds 3 days worth of music! Your battery will drain after about 9 hours. With your firewire or USB 2 cable, you can quickly swap out music while you charge. iTunes is so easy to use, that the swappage is no hassle at all. And I have not found an easier way to rip CDs and organize files than iTunes.

For the record, I don't fit the "Mac Trendoid" stereotype (although I don't know many Mac users who do.) I have a beer gut, poor social skills, and I'm balding. I pretty damn practical and far from stylish. My wardrobe consists of jeans, t-shirts and sneakers and I only replace them once a year, if my wife is lucky. I'm probably one of the Curmudgeons mentioned above. But I do enjoy the finer things in life, and well designed electronics is one of the finer things.

This is also the first Apple pro

There really should be a Beer 101 class for geeks everywhere. Here's a start: What Part of Beer Don't You Understand?.

Unfortunately, the Homebrew computer club has little to do with homebrewing beer or even brewing software although beer geeks know the true meaning of Free as in Beer.

The priest info is in the title of the news article and the first paragraph. I don't read German either, so I read the English article instead.

The priest info is in the title of the news article and the first paragraph. I don't read German either, so I read the English article instead.

You need to try some of the excellent Québec microbrews.

As a proud Canadian (in the original, true, and untrademarked sense) I find Molson's exclusive claim to the word "Canadian" especially ironic when they don't even seem to own the rights to canadian.com or canadian.ca.

Of course, the fact that the apparent technical error (Hex garbage like %2%2 showing up in the registrar's file) played such an important part of this case makes the decision extend beyond IP ownership issues by holding registrants liable for mistakes by their registrars while also raising concern about ICANN's lack of technical competence. Molson deliberately played up this angle to the "judge" by doing a business name search for %2%2 and proposing that since any such business (obviously) doesn't exist, the original owner must be a cybersquatter - even though the registrar seems to admit to the mistake with their database.

I will be actively protesting this decision by drinking my share of some real (although sadly, no longer Canadian owned) Canadian beer along with some pints from our many fine Canadian microbreweries.