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[1] [2] There is a particular tradition of barrel ageing beer in Belgium, notably of lambic beers. [3] The first bourbon barrel-aged beers were produced in the United States in the early 1990s. [4] Beers can be aged in barrels to achieve a variety of effects, such as imparting flavours from the wood (from tannins and lactones) or from the ...
New research has found that middle-aged men who drink two pints of beer a day are more likely to experience memory loss, a sign of aging, up to six years earlier than normal.
Specifically, alcohol activates the HPA axis, causing glucocorticoid secretion and thus elevating levels of stress hormones in the body. Chronic exposure to these hormones results in an acceleration of the aging process, which is associated with "gradual, but often dramatic, changes over time in almost every physiological system in the human body.
Your body metabolizes the ethanol in your drink into a possible carcinogen called acetaldehyde. This toxic chemical can damage your DNA, creating ruined cells capable of turning into cancer.
Barrel aging is a process used to add maturity and character and additional flavour to a beer. Beers are aged for a period of time in a wooden barrel. Typically, these barrels once housed wine, rum, whiskey, bourbon, tequila, and other wines and spirits. Beers are sometimes aged in barrels to achieve a variety of effects in the final product.
Forget the glass of red wine, a pint of beer has multiple health benefits that may take you by surprise.
In Italy, beers with more than 14.5 Plato degrees fall into a distinct tax rate known as birra doppio malto (double malt beer). Brewing companies often state this classification on the label. Therefore, the doppio malto indication nearly always identifies a beer that is the rough equivalent strength of a North American malt liquor.
Holiday and seasonal brews from New Belgium, Silver City, Rogue and more should be on your Christmas list.