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Beer Added To The Food Pyramid
Alehound writes " Beer Is Food: The US Government labeled beer(alcohol) as a drug, BeerAdvocate.com begs to differ as they inform their reader that beer can be a part of your diet in a healthy way. Beer does a body good? So the "Beer Gut" is a myth? So why the hell do I have a gut? And yes these guys do drink beer for breakfast." It's only 10 in the morning, I'm dumping out the half pot of coffee left, and cracking open a Boddingtons! Do it!
How about more accurately labelling it a poison? Even the slightest amount of alcohol is poisonous.
Please help metamoderate.
regardless if its classified as a drug, its a very dangerous substance. Just ask the millions of dead victims of alcohol abuse and drunk drivers. My brother-in-law bled to death in his home at 38 years old because he knew if EMS showed up, they have him detox, the thought of going clean longer than a day was too much and he died curled up in a corner of his house.
I do not drink alcohol either. I prefer to experience life without being under the influence of chemicals, because chemicals suck ass. So believe me, you aren't alone on this one.
How exactly does the US Government define beer? Anything from the BudMilloor company is not beer. It's more like a carbinated, rice beverage with alcohol.
The only choices Americans have for good beer are local breweries (or micro-breweries) or anywhere outside of the US.
When I first moved from California to Germany and had my first real beer, I didn't like it. Fact is, I didn't realize what beer was because I grew up subjected to marketing blitz by Budweiser, Miller and Coors.
However, after a couple more German Karlburgs, I really started to appreciate what a good beer could be.
Now, I am completely and utterly repulsed by anything from BudMilloors.