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XPA Beer

XPA Beer: Everything You Need to Know

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed the term XPA crop up again and again. But I had no idea what it meant. In this article, I am going to take an in-depth look at what XPA beer is, and why you should care about it? XPA beer stands for Extra Pale Ale. XPA’s are […]

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Does drinking beer kill brain cells

Does Drinking Beer Kill Brain Cells?

Alcohol clearly affects the brain, if it didn’t then I’d have spent a lot less of my time randomly taking my clothes off during my early 20s. But does drinking beer kill brain cells? I wasn’t sure, so I have decided to do the research. Alcohol does not kill brain cells. However, chronic alcohol abuse […]

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Beer and Gut Health

Beer and Gut Health: Everything You Need to Know

Your gastrointestinal tract (gut) is vital to your health, and people are increasingly realising that a healthy gut can have positive repercussions in other aspects of your life. The media has recently made a lot of noise about the effect that beer has on gut health, promising both positives and negatives. But I really wanted […]

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How Does Beer Affect Your Hormones

How Does Beer Affect Your Hormones?

I have always been fascinated by the effects of hormones on our health, and vice versa. I find it very interesting how sleep, stress, exercise, and security can tangibly affect hormones. So naturally, it wasn’t long until I began to wonder “How does beer affect your hormones?” Beer drinking can have a number of effects […]

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Does beer hydrate you

Does Beer Hydrate You? An In-Depth Look

Beer is 95% water, so it really should hydrate you right? However, that extra 5% is mostly made up of alcohol. Which is a diuretic. This means that it can dehydrate you. So which is it? Does beer hydrate you? Or does it dehydrate you? Most beer available nowadays will not hydrate you, a beer […]

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Best Beer for Beef Stew

What is the Best Beer for Beef Stew?

Beef stew is one of the easiest meals you can make, I’ve tried it loads of times in the past. But after cooking a few meals with beer in them, I wanted to try a beer-based beef stew. But what is the best beer for beef stew? The ideal beer for beef stew would either […]

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Perfect Beer for Beer Batter

Finding The Perfect Beer for Beer Batter

Go into any pub that serves food in England and you’ll almost certainly be presented with a list of foods that have been “Beer battered”. Maybe there is beer-battered fish, or beer-battered onion rings. But what is the perfect beer for beer batter? Beer is added to batter for several reasons. The main reason is […]

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Beer for Welsh Rarebit

Finding the Perfect Beer for Welsh Rarebit

Cheese, bread, and beer are three of my favourite things. They all go so well together! Because of this, Welsh Rarebit is one of my favourite foods. It is basically just cheese on toast, but the best cheese on toast you’ll ever eat. What’s more, the recipe can include beer. But what is the perfect […]

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Can beer give you food poisoning

Can Beer Give You Food Poisoning?

I’m going to be honest, the reason I created this website was not to write about explosive diarrhoea or vomiting. It was more to promote cool Belgian beers, discuss strength and nutrition, and have a laugh. The problem is that that sort of stuff isn’t particularly useful. Whereas finding the answer to “Can beer give you food […]

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Beer left out in the sun

Beer Left Out in the Sun? What Happens Next?

Why does beer left out in the sun smell and taste so bad? Can beer evaporate? Is there anything that can be done to prevent your beer from going bad? All of these questions have occurred to me in the past. Usually after accidentally leaving a beer outside in the sun! In this article, I […]

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