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Beer news sampler

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A small sampling of beer-related news that recently caught our eye.

Anheuser-Busch InBev shipping water to Haiti
ABIB is shipping 600,000 cans of water to aid in Haiti. They’ll also be matching donations to the American Red Cross and have shipped over 5 millions cans of drinking water to victims of natural disasters in the last two years.

Workers’ strike against Anheuser-Busch InBev affecting supplies in Belgium
Inventories of Stella Artois and Leffe are just about depleted.

Another reason to drink beer
Xanthohumol, found in hops, shows promise in fighting cancer.

Beoir
A new beer consumer’s group for Ireland.

Trying to remove the ban on mixed beer drinks in Nebraska
Regulators say they just want to remove an archaic and unnecessary law. Opponents say they’re trying to open the door for alcopops.

Give a pint, get a pint
Cascade Regional Blood Services (based in Tacoma, Washington) says that their promotion of giving a pint of beer when you donate a pint of blood worked so well that they’re going to expand it.

Loose ends

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Here are a few items that caught our eye late last year.

Bella Online: Beer Hunting with GPS
As a beer and tech geek, this sounds hawesome!

Brewing up fish food
New Belgium Brewing Company is part of an experimental project to turn their brewing wastewater into environmentally fish feed.

Moderate beer intake may cut Alzheimer’s risk
The silicon content of beer may protect against the deleterious effects of aluminum on brain health, suggests a new study with mice from Spain.

N.J. mulls mixing liquor, grocery sales
While people in most states can buy beer and wine in a grocery store, New Jerseyans aren’t among them. That’s because supermarket chains are limited to a total of two liquor licenses, and the liquor must be sold separately from groceries, usually in an adjoining store.
Major supermarket chains are trying to change that, pushing Garden State lawmakers to let them own more retail liquor licenses. (Alas, I moved from New Jersey to Maryland, which has the same sort of Supermarket/Liquor Store separation.)

Light and regular beer taste same to young males
Young males subjected to a taste test of their favorite frothy friend couldn’t tell the difference between low and-regular strength beer, says a study released by the University of Victoria (British Colombia).

Cancer-fighting agent found in beer
Studies indicate xanthohumol, found in hops, inhibits a family of enzymes that can trigger the cancer process, as well as help the body detoxify carcinogens.