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- One Glass of Wine or Beer Daily May Cause Brain to Shrink (2022) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/03/09/beer-glass-wine-daily-brain-shrink/9425508002/ 15 comments
- ID'd for beer and wine https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6luc1w/idd_for_beer_and_wine/ 40 comments germany
- Beer More Healthly Than Wine? http://www.whatsnextnetwork.com/health/index.php/2006/06/28/beer_more_healthy_than_wine 2 comments reddit.com
- Are there any regions of Germany where they consume more wine than beer? https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/8o093z/are_there_any_regions_of_germany_where_they/ 16 comments germany
- Cameron Wake, "Wine money with beer tastes." http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/06/cameron-wake-says-new-contracts-means-hes-taking-things-to-another-level/ 13 comments nfl
- TIL there's an age limit of 21 to drink beer in Maharashtra, but no age limit for wine, which is more alcoholic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/alcohol_laws_of_india#legal_drinking_age 3 comments india
- Alcohol belts of Europe (Blue - vodka; yellow - beer; red - wine) https://i.redd.it/wu51rt1e7h0z.jpg 97 comments europe
- Drink me: wine adds five years to life, beer 2.5, according to Dutch researchers http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=aluesrae.1tc&refer=home 11 comments reddit.com
- CenturyLink Field Has Largest Selection Of Beer And Wine Amongst All NFL Stadiums https://www.seahawks.com/news/thursday-round-up-centurylink-field-has-largest-selection-of-beer-and-wine-among 39 comments nfl
- Government Shutdown Means You May Not See Any New Beers or Wines for a While http://fortune.com/2019/01/02/government-shutdown-beer-wine/ 15 comments politics
- European "wine line" separating the beer drinkers, wine drinkers, and spirits drinkers. https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/79s8d1/european_wine_line_separating_the_beer_drinkers/ 12 comments europe
- Chuck E. Cheese Plans to Win Over Young Moms with More Beer & Wine http://time.com/money/4060154/chuck-e-cheese-millennials-beer-wine/ 172 comments nottheonion
- Guardian: "Germans lose their taste for beer as drinkers increasingly switch to wine" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/31/germans-losing-taste-beer-drinkers-choose-wine 26 comments germany
- Great article on ancient beers wines and their modern significance in the formation of culture and society http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/the-beer-archaeologist.html?c=y&story=fullstory 5 comments history
- Like wine, beer can have health benefits when consumed in moderation. Lager beer, whether it contains alcohol or not, could help men’s gut microbes. Men who drank either one alcoholic or non-alcoholic lager daily had a more diverse set of gut microbes, which can reduce the risk for some diseases. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2022/acs-presspac-june-15-2022/lager-beer-whether-it-contains-alcohol-or-not-could-help-mens-gut-microbes.html 170 comments science
- The earth’s secret miracle worker is not a plant or an animal: it’s fungi - Without fungi we don’t have bread, chocolate, cheese, soy sauce, beer or wine. They are also crucial to protecting our climate https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/11/fungi-earth-secret-miracle-weapon 13 comments environment
- German forces in Afghanistan facing a major crisis. “Around 22,500 liters of beer, wine and sparkling wine would have to be brought back to Germany in rented Antonov cargo plane or disposed off on site” https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/militaer-verteidigung/id_90158676/tid_amp/bundeswehr-muss-bei-afghanistan-abzug-auch-alkohol-zurueckholen.html?__twitter_impression=true 3 comments europe
- TIL during the early years of the Tour de France, guzzling alarming amounts of alcohol was the norm. Beer, wine, and brandy were considered safer to drink than water from questionable roadside wells or springs, and cyclists drank copiously. https://www.outsideonline.com/2099916/how-tour-de-france-diet-has-changed-over-decades 4 comments bicycling
- U.S. beer, spirits, wine industry escape big tax hike in year-end budget deal https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taxes-alcohol/u-s-beer-spirits-wine-industry-escape-big-tax-hike-in-year-end-budget-deal-iduskbn1yl2e2 5 comments politics
- Sip shot? No longer beer swillers, hockey players embrace wine as drink of choice https://theathletic.com/1324713/2019/11/07/sip-shot-no-longer-beer-swillers-hockey-players-embrace-wine-as-drink-of-choice/ 10 comments hockey
- Roberto Carlos: "Wanderlei Luxemburgo first prohibited the beers and then the wine bottles ... He lasted three months." https://as.com/futbol/2019/10/09/primera/1570658014_677754.html 68 comments soccer
- Around the world, activists are campaigning for menstrual dignity: despite the fact that sanitary products are a necessity and not a luxury, half of the countries in the European Union apply a so-called ‘Tampon Tax’ (a VAT levy at the same rate as tobacco, beer and wine) https://www.equaltimes.org/around-the-world-activists-are#.xx66ih97k5s 1456 comments worldnews
- Ranked choice voting, right to repair, beer and wine at grocery stores and more: Massachusetts attorney general certifies 12 initiative petitions for ballot questions https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/09/ranked-choice-voting-right-to-repair-beer-and-wine-at-grocery-stores-and-more-massachusetts-attorney-general-certifies-12-initiative-petitions-for-ballot-questions.htmlr 14 comments politics
- Dutch organize a ‘goodbye party’ on Brexit eve: “The party will involve "sitting in a deck chair with Dutch chips, French wine and German beer, watching Britain as it closes itself off."” https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2019/0820/1069938-brexit-beach-party/ 3636 comments worldnews
- In the “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,” scientists fact-check the hangover advice “beer before wine, and you’ll feel fine.” The study shows you’ll still feel terrible regardless of the order in which you consume your booze in. https://www.inverse.com/article/53123-beer-before-wine-hangover-lie 49 comments science
- Beer And Wine Makers Are Being Forced To Put New Drinks On Hold Because Of The Government Shutdown https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/beer-wine-alcohol-delay-government-shutdown 36 comments politics
- Former Inter striker Adriano “I only felt happy when I was drinking, I’d do it every night. I drank everything I could get my hands on: wine, whiskey, vodka, beer. Lots of beer. “I didn’t stop drinking and in the end I had to leave Inter.” https://www.football-italia.net/127283/adriano-%E2%80%98i-was-always-drunk%E2%80%99 7 comments soccer
- Past research shows that swirling your wine is not pretentious, but is also good physics - the swirling action creates a rotating gravity wave in the direction of the swirling force being applied, mixing in oxygen to enhance flavor. New research shows that swirling beer foam has a reverse rotation. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/swirling-your-wine-is-not-pretentious-its-just-good-physics/ 10 comments science
- Downing up to six pints of beer or glasses of wine a week may help protect against dementia, a new study suggests. Scientists found that those who were teetotal (abstaining from alcohol) in mid-life were 47 percent more likely to develop the brain-wasting condition. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/b-blt073018.php 5 comments science
- America’s Long Love Affair With Beer Is on the Rocks. U.S. drinkers, for the first time, are more likely to choose a glass of wine or a cocktail; ‘a wake-up call’ for big brewers https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-long-love-affair-with-beer-is-on-the-rocks-1533133041 3 comments economy
- Beer lobby backs self-driving cars as future of the cab home from the pub - Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America joins Coalition for Future Mobility to pressure Congress on autonomous vehicles as solution to problem of drink-driving http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/driverless-cars-lobby-wine-spirits-wholesalers-america-coalition-future-mobility-smart-vehicles-self-a8242006.html 7 comments technology
- Different alcoholic beverages impact your mood in different ways. Study of 30,000 drinkers finds that hard liquor makes people feel most energetic, aggressive, and sexy, while wine and beer cause people to feel most relaxed and confident. https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/different-alcoholic-beverages-will-impact-mood-thanksgiving/ 6 comments science
- Ban alcohol from supermarkets, urges New Zealand medical authority | Selling wine and beer next to food ‘normalises’ a dangerous drug and should be sold at specific outlets https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/07/ban-alcohol-from-supermarkets-urges-new-zealand-medical-authority 4091 comments worldnews
- [Withers] LeBron: "I'm not much of a beer guy. If she had some red wine, I would have probably taken a sip." #Cavs https://twitter.com/twithersap/status/859236642795782146 479 comments nba
- Egypt's Islamist rulers get tough on alcohol: beer tax rose to 200% this month, with wine tax rising to 150%. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/24/egyptian-alcohol-sales-cairo 145 comments worldnews
- Ohio’s Statehouse Adds Full-Scale Bar. Ohio’s Capitol building is adding a bar that will sell beer, wine, and liquor, and feature “private happy hours” for Ohio lawmakers. http://dirtyhippies.org/2011/07/03/ohios-statehouse-adds-full-scale-bar/ 9 comments politics
- Did you guys hear about this hot teacher who was Facebook-fired for a pic of her holding a fucking beer and a glass of wine, while she was on vacation? Land of the free. http://beerandwhiskeybros.com/2011/02/08/teacher-fired-over-beer-photo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+beerwhiskeybrothers+%28beer+%26+whiskey+brothers%29 74 comments reddit.com
- Alcohol distributors want to take away your right to buy beer, wine and booze online and have it shipped to you across state lines http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wine-internet-20100806,0,3066381.story 21 comments politics
- John Stossel: "Americans also have a hefty demand for Mexican beer, but there are no "Mexican beer cartels." When Obama visits France, he doesn't consult with politicians about "wine violence." What's happening on the Mexican border is prohibition-caused violence." http://www.creators.com/opinion/john-stossel/prohibition-spawns-drug-violence.html 269 comments reddit.com
- The Fluoride Glut: Sources of Fluoride Exposure in addition to tap water: Toothpaste, soda, tea, cereal, juice, wine, beer…. http://www.fluoridealert.org/f-sources.htm 5 comments science
