10 Ways Beer is Good For Us!

This Infographic below says so!

Whaddup?!

I know my blog updates have been a little sporadic due to all of my traveling lately (look for coverage of my beer-hopping trips soon), but here I am! 

After exploring a few of Washington D.C.’s craft beer bars this past weekend like Meridian Pint, Churchkey and Brookland's Finest, along with D.C. Brau who always shows me love, I have tasted quite a few—okay, a lot—of wonderful ales and lagers on this trip. When Monday hit, I checked my emails and saw something that reminded me my consumption was doing my body some good thanks to the infographic I received from a company called WebstaurantStore titled “10 Ways Beer Makes You Healthier.” 

As many of you know, I am already a sucker for infographics especially when they make sense for my site and provide some helpful facts complemented with illustrations. This one surely fits the bill since so many of my cherished readers want to know how beer is good for us.

Anyway, check this infographic out and links to its sources of research below for a more detailed explanation on the ten facts.

Sources:

·         Beer and Type 2 Diabetes ·         Beer and Kidney Stones ·         Beer and Hydration Levels ·         Beer and Heart Health ·         Beer and Cognitive Function

·         Health Benefits of Beer ·         Beer and Osteoporosis Prevention ·         Beverages and Kidney Stones ·         Beer and Gastric Acid

Ultimately, take what you want from this, still drink moderately, and enjoy the best beverage in the world for as long as you can.

Cheers!

Ale

Jekyll Brewing teams up with Taco Mac in March!

From limited glassware to debuting three new beers, Taco Mac shows love to Jekyll Brewing in March!

Whaddup y'all?!

To add more madness to March, Taco Mac is featuring four different Jekyll beers and four different collector glasses every Thursday of the this month at all of their locations. You get a free signature glass with every pint you buy! Regarding the beers, you can pick from the Big Creek Kolsch, Fixin’ To Session IPA, Kinship Belgian-Style Golden Ale and Cattywampus India Brown Ale; the latter three are brand new!

As many of you noticed, I proudly did a cover feature on this burgeoning Alpharetta, Georgia-based brewery for Lifestyle Publications and enjoyed every minute of it. It was fun to document their great story on how the brewery got started, plus take hella photographs of them hard at work. (Click on the magazine cover tab on the right or here to read the full piece starting on page 17). 
I totally dig how Taco Mac shows love to their local breweries and this is a prime example. By the way, if you ever get the chance to visit their Georgia Chapter Room, this is one of the coolest, most decked out beer bars in the state with a very intimate drinking experience for us brew advocates. I go there whenever I can. 
Anyway, I hope this news brightens up your Monday and helps your plans on what to do for March Madness. Oh, and they have a series of four well-done commercials promoting their collaboration with Jekyll too! I even saw one during the SEC tournament on TV yesterday! Peep the four they have on Facebook here and remember: Support local! 

Cheers!
Ale

Here are my photos from the first ever Cellar Fest!

Brick Store threw down last Sunday and here is the proof!

Whaddup!

I am making this one short and sweet. Last Sunday, my Brick Store homies hosted their inaugural Cellar Fest featuring some of the best beers they have been aging for up to a decade. Smiling volunteers (many beer experts) were happily pouring a few hundred vessels of seemingly countless varieties of ales for everyone to enjoy.
DJ No Requests was spinning body-grooving tunes while we all got our sip on, compared notes, and filled our bellies with some seriously down-home BBQ. Check out my shots (my bro Lamont took the ones with me in 'em) below. There was also a slideshow created with them hooked up by my dude Greg Harding for TheAtlanta100.com here! I have been running crazy this week but finally th epics are here. Thanks for the patience. 
Hopefully you were in one of these or know someone featured. If not, try your luck at the Atlanta Brunch Fest, Tinypalooza, or Couch Trippin' all going down today!

Happy Sippin'!

Ale