Beer is Culture

Two things to say before I crack open a cold one...

First, kudos to Sixpoint Brewing (a Brooklyn, NY craft brewer who is embracing the art and culture their neighbors are creating) for establishing the annual "Beer is Culture" art & design exhibition. It's a fun way to have fun on facebook and in real life too, I would imagine. Check out their exhibition tab, here. No. Wait. First, see where you can buy a case of Sixpoint's finest, then check out their exhibition. It's always more fun to enjoy something a brewery is creating by enjoying something a brewery has created. Anyone following?

Second, I love the infographic design that Melissa Schmechel put together. And if I'm reading this correctly, which I think I am. It must be time for me to enjoy a beer now..

Beer Tastes Tasty

Damn right, it does! Cheers to Alex Perez for brewing this sweet art print. Buy it for $35.

If you can put beer in a can, why not put a sandwich in a can?

When I saw this new product, I immediately thought, "7-Pack Lunch."

What complements your six-pack, Natty Light lunch better than a PB&J? Well... a PB&J that comes in a can. The Candwich is absolutely brilliant. These prefabricated sandwich-kits-in-a-can are made to be dispensed from soda machines (or beer machines if you're lucky enough to come across one).

Perfect for the guy who's got better things to do than go to the store, buy peanut butter, jelly and bread, then find a knife to deploy that PB&J on said bread, and enjoy a homemade sandwich - the Candwich does all the heavy lifting for you. So, now all you have to do is drop by your local c-store and pick up your favorite sixer for a lunch special that would make any beer-collar brute jealous.

Add a mini can of... check that... a full-sized can of Jalapeno Pringles into the mix, and I might not be going back to work in the afternoon.

The only drawback is that a pack of four is $12 (but shipping is included!). So... maybe the price isn't a draw back. Spending $12 on peanut butter, jelly and bread at the store would get you like 17 PB&Js. And if you eat that many, you're not going to be able to finish off your brewskies.

So, check out the Candwich now... before this company goes out of business!

The Health Benefits (of moderate consumption) of BEER

Thanks to the Southern Californian creative agency Belancio, we can all now rest assured that our late night (or early afternoon) beer consumption is actually benefitting our health. I, for one, will be raising a toast to this wonderfully designed health chart later today... around lunch time. Cheers!

And did you know?!!!... drinking beer can reduce the risk of senile dementia. I'm not sure where they sourced that fact from. But I know that when I'm drinking beer, I can lose a grip on reality and find myself wondering where I am. So, maybe the practice in my younger age will help me deal with it better in my older age, thereby reducing the risk? Who knows?

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