Came across this on a friends facebook wall a while ago. It is also completely un-informed I think, as many of the ingredients, like GMOs, controversially, seem to have no affect on human health so far.

a stupid fuckin article written by a borderline retard..

Foam Control: Used for head retention; (glyceryl monostearate and pepsin are both potentially derived from animals) I take mild offense to the above and wish to express my displeasure by venting my spleen in the general direction of the so-called and self-proclaimed "Food Babe." I am offended by the very notion of controlling foam. FOAM is an acronym for Freedom On A Motorcycle. Foam does not submit to control. Foam materializes, and foam dissipates. Foam is produced naturally by protein in the beer and carbon dioxide, a byproduct of fermentation. Artificial FOAM? Disgusting. Hold out for the real thing! I have no issue with animal products in general, but I agree that they do not belong in my beer. Also, head retention sounds good. That part is okay. But do NOT attempt to control the FOAM! That is all...

Quote:The one thing that has gotten me before and I’m sure many of you – is the health marketing claims on alcohol products making drinking them seem like a good idea and an added “benefit” to your health. Where are these commercials? Does anyone know of one? I have yet to see anything of the sort.

quote: Originally posted by jlozier Quote:The one thing that has gotten me before and I’m sure many of you – is the health marketing claims on alcohol products making drinking them seem like a good idea and an added “benefit” to your health. Where are these commercials? Does anyone know of one? I have yet to see anything of the sort.

Alcohol is both a tonic and a poison. The difference lies mostly in the dose. There is strong medical evidence that moderate drinking reduces risk of heart disease. [url]http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/3968.php[/url] [url]http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/alcohol-full-story/[/url] [url]http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh24-1/05-11.pdf[/url] [url]http://www.livestrong.com/article/557658-5-hidden-health-benefits-of-alcohol/[/url] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/drinking-benefits_n_1233544.html[/url]

quote: Originally posted by slowrunner77 quote: quote: Originally posted by jlozier Quote:The one thing that has gotten me before and I’m sure many of you – is the health marketing claims on alcohol products making drinking them seem like a good idea and an added “benefit” to your health. Where are these commercials? Does anyone know of one? I have yet to see anything of the sort. I'd guess stuff like Miller 64 where people exercise in the commercial. Yeah, it's a stretch, but this "article" was obviously written with more bias than knowledge.

quote: Originally posted by Stoutlover72 quote: quote: Originally posted by slowrunner77 quote: quote: quote: Originally posted by jlozier Quote:The one thing that has gotten me before and I’m sure many of you – is the health marketing claims on alcohol products making drinking them seem like a good idea and an added “benefit” to your health. Where are these commercials? Does anyone know of one? I have yet to see anything of the sort. I'd guess stuff like Miller 64 where people exercise in the commercial. Yeah, it's a stretch, but this "article" was obviously written with more bias than knowledge. This. I've seen many ads go as far as saying that beer has "zero fat", as if any beer has ever contained fat in it.

I thought the article wasn't that bad. Basically pointing at the macros who's bottom line is to make money not beer. So many of these things make since.

Lemme hip you all to the Rip. ALL brewery's bottom line is to make $$$ PERIOD. This ain't a hobby, its a cut throat business. Keep the lights on is the bottomline.