Beer 101 – Beer Bottle Labels

Today is going to be short and sweet. Have you ever wondered why once your beer bottle gets a little sweaty the label will pull right off (on about 90% of beer bottles).  This is because they are designed to come off. The beer bottling process as we know it today (including the adding of labels) was created in Europe. [...]

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How to sutbly find out if a Christian friend drinks beer too?

If you aren’t subscribed to Stuff Christians Like, you need to be.  Jon’s satirical view on the Christian subculture is amazing.  With pin point accuracy, he deconstructs the stupid trends in the Christian Ghetto.  Today he decided to tackle the subject of finding out if a friend drinks beer too. With the majority of Christian’s in America being against drinking [...]

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Beer Tip of the Week – Episode 11 – Fresh is Best

This is the last week on how to store your beer. So far we’ve looked at avoiding light and extreme temperatures. This time we take a look at how soon you should drink your beer.

Unlike other alcoholic beverages, beer will go bad with time. It has a shelf life. This is why some breweries have put clear born on dates on the labels of their beverages. They want their consumer to know how long ago their beer was made. The fresher your beer the better flavor you are going to get from it.

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Am I in the Christian Ghetto?
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Our good friend Clayton Bell posted today asking for more content on the net that is produced for Christians.  He used theBeerean.com as an example of just this. But he ended his post with the question: Am I asking for the type of content that will continue to entrench Christians in our own little ghetto? I would have to say [...]

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When Christians go bad – How NOT to share your faith in a pub!

Thanks to Fr. Daniel.  I came across this hilariously sad story about a christian couple who took over the management of a pub in London.  The couple, “banned gambling on horse racing, took down the dart board and put up a sign outside the tavern reading “No Swearing.””  First, it’s not a sin to be a manager or owner of [...]

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Happy 4th of July! – Now go share the gospel.

As I was sitting here enjoying my day off, some quick thoughts came to mind.  so I thought I would share them with you.  I have been looking forward to today all week.  My job at UPS has been CRAZY!  I was ready for it to be Friday on Tuesday (yeah that bad). We’re going to Shannon’s boss’s house tonight [...]

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Beer Tip of the Week – Episode 10 – How to store your beer – Part 2

Happy 4th of July everyone. This week we took a look at what temperature to store your beer to keep it from losing flavor. I think we can all agree that the easiest is to just keep it in a nice cold refrigerator. But what about those times when you can’t store it in your fridge (like when your frig is already full of beer)?

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Beer 101 – International Bittering Unit Scale – What is IBU?

Most people can tell you what ABV stands for when it comes to beer (alcohol by volume), but a little less known term is IBU’s.  International Bittering Units are used to describe how much bitter content is in a beer derived from hops in the brewing process. Depending on where you look, IBU’s are either determined by how much isohumulone [...]

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Forget Church Pot Lucks…Have a beer tasting!

Yes you are reading the above graphic right. This is a beer tasting being hosted by a church. Now I don’t know much more than what you see above. But Brad Ruggles sent me this so I had to share. I don’t know about you, but I think beer tasting should replace potlucks as the main staple for church functions. [...]

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Beer Tip of the Week – Episode 9 – How to Store Beer – Part 1

For next three weeks, we are going to learn some simple tips for how to store your beer. This week we take a look at how light affects your beer while it is being stored.

The simplest thing to remeber when it comes to storing your beer is tha

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My First Beer – Am I alone?

I wish I could say that the first time I tasted beer that the heavens opened up and that I heard angels sing.  The reality was quite the opposite.  It was more like the can opened and I began to cringe.  Most kids get their first sip of a beer from their dad before they’re even able to read.  My [...]

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Beer 101 – An Introduction into Beer Glasses

You’ve heard if from me before if you truly want to enjoy your beer, you have to drink it from a glass.   A beer glass is more than a transport device to get the beer from point a (not in your mouth) to point b (in your mouth). It allows the beer to engage all of your senses.  It [...]

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Beer Tip of the Week – Episode 8 – To Chill or Not to Chill

Here is the reality. Most beers are served too cold and this is a bad thing. I remember growing up and seeing signs at the local bars that said, “Coldest beer in town.” The only problem with this is that most beers aren’t meant to be served at super frigged levels. By drinking your beer extremely cold, it does two things.

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When should a Christian not drink beer?
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I could care less what a legalist thinks about my drinking habit.  In fact I would go to the point of taking a shot in front of one.  But I think there are definitely situations where we need to abstain from alcohol. Drink for any amount of time (shot you don’t even [...]

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Beer 101 – How many beers can I drink before I get drunk?
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As I’ve stated on this blog before, it isn’t a sin for a person to drink beer.  But it doesn’t take very much time in the bible to figure out that getting intoxicated is a sin.  The abuse and overuse of alcohol does constitute as a disconnection between us and Jesus.  So this poses the question, “How many beers can [...]

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