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Guinness The Man

2012-03-17T11:05:00.002-07:00

On this sacred day a story of the man...

There is, however, a notable list of items the Guinness archive does not contain: namely, little to nothing in Arthur Guinness’s own words. No personal diary. No collection of correspondence. No words of business wisdom published for the masses. What, for example, inspired a rural businessman from the horse country of Kildare to try his fortune in Dublin? Did he fear failure? Expect success? What were his highs and lows; his thoughts and hopes and dreams?

Did Guinness, the man, ever imagine that one day Guinness, the name, would be known on all corners of the planet? There are many questions about Arthur Guinness, the man. He left behind few answers.

Where, Guinness devotees might inquire, did Arthur Guinness learn to brew beer? The Guinness empire is built upon this knowledge. Surely, someone must know the answer. In 1928, family historian Henry Seymour Guinness compiled a lengthy set of notes for a guidebook to the Dublin brewery that’s kept in its archives.

“No evidence is forthcoming,” he wrote, “to indicate how or where Arthur acquired a knowledge of brewing.”

Perhaps the key to unraveling the mysteries of Guinness, the man, lay elsewhere. With archivist Eibhlin Roche’s roadmap of Ireland in hand, I set out to see the world Arthur Guinness had known.

http://bostonherald.com/blogs/lifestyle/fork_lift/?p=7569

For me? The usual, Irish Car Bombs.

The End of History

2011-09-12T16:32:00.000-07:00

You'd expect a lot from a bottle of beer costing $765. What you get is 55 percent alcohol — and served in a squirrel.

According to Scottish firm BrewDog, "The End of History" is the "strongest, most expensive and most shocking beer in the world."

Beer Is Good For You

2010-02-08T11:23:00.000-08:00

Was there a doubt?

ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2010) — A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California, Davis studied commercial beer production to determine the relationship between beer production methods and the resulting silicon content, concluding that beer is a rich source of dietary silicon.
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Silicon is present in beer in the soluble form of orthosilicic acid (OSA), which yields 50% bioavailability, making beer a major contributor to silicon intake in the Western diet. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), dietary silicon (Si), as soluble OSA, may be important for the growth and development of bone and connective tissue, and beer appears to be a major contributor to Si intake. Based on these findings, some studies suggest moderate beer consumption may help fight osteoporosis, a disease of the skeletal system characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100208091922.htm

Those certainly look like healthy young women.

Silent Film

2009-10-21T08:11:00.000-07:00

Okay I'm not an advocate of falling down drunk.
Now if the original is a fake or not I don't know but this silent film treatment is hilarious.

Oktoberfest

2009-09-16T10:42:00.000-07:00

It's that time again.

Find six things to enjoy in this picture!

A blog with some interesting facts on such events.
http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2009/09/
new-twist-to-oktoberfest.html

LA Times Favs

2009-09-16T10:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/
food/la-fo-bom11-2009feb11,0,6566344.story

A little heavy on the fruity beers.

http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/food/
la-fo-wine-and-beer-picks-pg,0,4165987.photogallery

Beer & Porn

2009-06-05T11:44:00.001-07:00

Heinie

2009-05-18T09:11:00.001-07:00

Man's Best Friend

2009-03-12T13:26:00.000-07:00

or this one

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/smartest-dog-ever

The Ole Automatic Timer

2009-03-12T11:39:00.001-07:00

Beer Belly

2008-11-01T15:28:00.000-07:00

Not exactly the first thing you think of....

http://www.thebeerbelly.com/

of course you may also need this

Guys

2008-10-08T07:41:00.001-07:00

Weed Beer

2008-05-28T13:26:00.000-07:00

This story has been around a while but the LA TImes had a good article on it today.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/
la-me-weed29-2008may29,0,7074292.story

This from the end of the article makes real sense...

What irks him most, he says -- even more than the Feds' lack of a funny bone -- is what he considers a double standard.

While stomping on him, Dillmann says, the government treats Budweiser with kid gloves, despite the fact that "This Bud's for you" also could be mistaken for marijuana slang.

"They sell Bud. We sell Weed," he said. "What's the difference?"

Clean and Sober

2008-05-12T17:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php
?listing_id=11371177

What could be more Refreshing then waking up from a wild night at your local pub and hopping into the shower and Lathering up with a bar of Soap made with Guinness beer?
Ummm nothing
.....
Please Note!!
** DO NOT attempt to eat or drink this soap! You will not get a buzz you will get a major tummy ache and be blowing bubbles for a week. This soap is intended to wash your body not your intestines**

There is also Sam Adams
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php
?listing_id=11381264

And for the plebeians amongst us there is always PBR
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php
?listing_id=10794214

For the Helpless Little Woman

2008-04-30T17:10:00.001-07:00

Time For St. Patrick's Day Again

2008-03-13T10:34:00.000-07:00

No question, along with Cinco de Mayo, St Patrick's Day has become on of the BIG drinking days in America. This year because of an early Easter many will celebrate on Sat. the 15th instead of the 17th (and some will use the opportunity to do both days).

Now I've posted lots of Irish jokes here before so instead of repeating just go here
http://sixbeers.blogspot.com/2005/03/
st-patricks-day-is-thursday.html

And one new one.....

Two Irishmen, Patrick & Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic escape from a burning freighter. While rummaging through the boat's provisions, Patrick stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously To the amazement of Patrick, a genie came forth. This particular genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish, not the standard three. Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into Guinness Beer!" The genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals. Simultaneously, the genie vanished. Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the two men considered their circumstances. Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted. After a long, tension-filled moment, he spoke: "Nice going Patrick! Now we're going to have to pee in the boat!

Cheers!!

Robot

2008-03-09T10:32:00.000-07:00

Chassis is a remote control/potentially autonomous drink delivering machine. He’s outfitted with all sort of things that go “whir” and “blink” and is equipped with a nice pressurized pony keg system for beer or wine or kool-aid or what have you.

http://www.suicidebots.com/2008/02/25/hanging-with-chassis/

And as some have noted there is smothing a little phallic about that spout.

Success

2008-01-24T15:22:00.000-08:00

Chief executives of big companies and public sector organisations are coping with their stressful positions by drinking the equivalent of almost three bottles of wine a week, new research shows.

Men holding the highest positions drink an average of almost 23 units a week – more than 11 medium (175ml) glasses of wine.

Their consumption exceeds the total recommended weekly limit for alcohol of 21 units and suggests many businessmen and managers may suffer ill health as a result.

Doctors, lawyers, accountants and other professional men are also knocking back above average amounts of alcohol – 20 units a week – according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) released yesterday.

Overall, they show that across all social classes about 10 million people are drinking more than the recommended weekly maximum of 21 units for a man and 14 for a woman.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/
health-and-wellbeing/health-news/
the-more-successful-you-are-the-more-you-drink-research-finds-772332.html

Then again maybe they can just afford it.

Bad News

2007-11-20T12:22:00.000-08:00

Booze industry experts have issued a chilling warning that the British pint could hit £4 a pop - a price hike provoked by crap weather which has forced up the price of hops.

According to a sobering Guardian report, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) estimates the average jar at £2.50 for lager, and £2.20 for bitter. Pundits say prices will rise by at least 15 per cent a pint, with doomongers slapping an extra 60 per cent on the cost of essential liquid refreshment.

This means that the price of a swift lager could skyrocket to an average four quid - enough to test the pocket of the most dedicated drinker.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/
2007/11/20/beer_price_warning/

And you thought gas was bad.

A Record

2007-11-16T12:06:00.000-08:00

Aussie breaks record for carrying full beer glasses.

http://www.frostfirezoo.com/
aussie-breaks-record-for-carrying-full-beer-glasses

I Know My Rights!

2007-11-14T10:46:00.000-08:00

Sixsbeers does not endorse any drinking and driving. We do encourage laughter.

Don't Steal My Beer

2007-10-03T14:03:00.000-07:00

Another great beer ad.

Improve Your Memory

2007-09-30T11:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=
439863EB-E7F2-99DF-3FE0A7665EBFA7A3&chanID=sa003

Don't Forget: Drink a Beer—Or Two—Daily!
Study in rats suggests long-term, moderate consumption of alcohol improves recall of both visual and emotional stimuli.
.....
You may be hard-pressed to recall events after a night of binge drinking, but a new report suggests that low to moderate alcohol consumption may actually enhance memory.

"There are human epidemiological data of others indicating that mild [to] moderate drinking may paradoxically improve cognition in people compared to abstention," says Maggie Kalev, a research fellow in molecular medicine and pathology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and a co-author of an article in The Journal of Neuroscience describing results of a study she and other researchers performed on rats. "This is similar to a glass of wine protecting against heart disease, however the mechanism is different."

Foot Long

2007-09-05T15:43:00.000-07:00

Just so y'all know I'm still here. (Bud Light - blehhhh - but those ads were funny.)

Real Hero

2007-06-22T13:21:00.000-07:00

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070622/NEWS/70622003

MESA — Winds whipped a brush fire into a roaring inferno in Mesa Thursday evening, quickly torching three homes west of Highway 65, threatening the town and commanding fire support from nearly a dozen authorities.

The fire started along Mesa Creek near the address 11073 Highway 65, and rapidly moved south to north, threatening the town of 500.
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Jon Roberts, 25, of 11223 Highway 65, said that while he was driving home, he saw smoke plumes from as far away as DeBeque on Interstate 70.

By the time Roberts arrived at his home in Mesa, the fire was two houses away. He said he threw his belongings in his truck. He made a point to grab the beer from his refrigerator on the way out.

It was 9:30 p.m. and Roberts was sipping a beer near the fire station, looking south toward his home. “I can see the lights, so maybe my house is still OK.”