…the international rivalry has put a spotlight on a fascinating, though fringe, sector of the beer industry: brewers who push beer to its alcoholic limits. BrewDog is [...]]]> A few breweries are fighting to create the world’s strongest beer – beers as potent as whiskey – with as much as 41% alcohol!

…the international rivalry has put a spotlight on a fascinating, though fringe, sector of the beer industry: brewers who push beer to its alcoholic limits. BrewDog is one of a handful of breweries worldwide that have experimented with techniques to enrich their beers to surpass wine and even some spirits in alcohol content.  Others that have actively competed for the strongest beer title include Dogfish Head in Delaware and the Boston Beer Co., whose Utopias is also one of the most expensive beers, at more than $150 retail. Most mass-produced American beers, from Budweiser to Samuel Adams Boston Lager, rarely top 5% alcohol by volume (ABV).

These high alcohol brews are going for as much as $55 for a 12 oz bottle… and not yet legal in the US.  Definitely an interesting concept, though.

The report concludes: “The more educated women are, the more likely they are to drink alcohol on most days and to report having problems due to their [...]]]> A recent study shows that women who have college degrees are the heaviest drinkers and are twice as likely to drink on a daily basis.

The report concludes: “The more educated women are, the more likely they are to drink alcohol on most days and to report having problems due to their drinking patterns.”The better-educated appear to be the ones who engage the most in problematic patterns of alcohol consumption.”Women’s alcohol consumption can even be predicted from their scores in school tests taken when they are as as young as five. Women who achieved “medium” or “high” test marks as schoolgirls are up to 2.1 times more likely to drink daily as adults.

Does this really come as a surprise to anyone?  I’m not surprised at all…  Now, off to pour myself a glass of wine.