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Beer Makes You Smarter!

A study by the University of Illinois at Chicago reveals that drinking beer makes you smarter. 40 men participated in a bar game in which they were given three words…

SANTA ROSA, CA – FEBRUARY 07: Freshly poured glasses of Russian River Brewing Company Pliny the Younger triple IPA beer sit on a counter at Russian River Brewing Company on February 7, 2014 in Santa Rosa, California. Hundreds of people lined up hours before the opening of Russian River Brewing Co. to taste the 10th annual release of the wildly popular Pliny the Younger triple IPA beer that will only be available on tap from February 7th through February 20th. Craft beer aficionados rank Pliny the Younger as one of the top beers in the world. The craft beer sector of the beverage industry has grown from being a niche market into a fast growing 12 billion dollar business, as global breweries continue to purchase smaller regional craft breweries such this week’s purchase of New York’s Blue Point Brewing by AB Inbev.

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A study by the University of Illinois at Chicago reveals that drinking beer makes you smarter. 40 men participated in a bar game in which they were given three words and then asked to complete the pattern with a fourth word. Half the subjects were given two pints of beer; while the other half were given nothing. Those, who drank beer solved 40% more of the problems, and completed their problems 3.5 seconds faster than their sober counterparts.

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