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Falling stout bubbles explained

(Sorry about the picture illustration - it isn't stout, it's lager. It's still beer. It's what I have. I can't illustrate everything exactly...)

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On this date

in 1759,

Arthur Guinness

signed up to a 9,000 year lease for his brewery, for £45 per annum!

(If only one could get a mortgage like that!)

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Beer - proof God does love us!

Scientists find lager beer's missing link — in Patagonia

"German lager yeast appears to have originated on beech trees in southern Argentina. But how did it get to Europe 600 years ago?"

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An enthusiastic 'thank you' to our Neolithic ancestors!

Alcohol's Neolithic Origins: Brewing Up a Civilization

"Did our Neolithic ancestors turn to agriculture so that they could be sure of a tipple? US Archaeologist Patrick McGovern thinks so. The expert on identifying traces of alcohol in prehistoric sites reckons the thirst for a brew was enough of an incentive to start growing crops."

They probably had the desire for anything that helped them survive their short and brutal existence...

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I like beer...

but not that much...

Bottoms up for beer bathers

Of course, you'd never complain about swallowing too much pool water in this case...

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Another reason

to want to travel throughout Italy...


Savoring Italy, One Beer at a Time

It all sounds marvelous!