I came across a couple of articles in the news today that I thought I would share. The first is about a man suffocated by beer grain. While sad, I can’t think of a better way to go except drowning in the beer itself.
Apparently, the combination of a poor barley crop last year and farmers switching to government subsidized ethanol crops is causing beer prices to rise in Germany. My favorite part of the article is this quote:
“It’s absolutely outrageous that beer is getting even more expensive,” Glutsch said, gulping down the last swig of his half-liter dark beer at lunch. “But there’s nothing we can do about it — except drinking less and that’s not going to happen.”
- Chris
 My favorite quote was
“Beer prices are a very emotional issue in Germany — people expect it to be as inexpensive as other basic staples like eggs, bread and milk,” said Erdmann, director of the family-owned Ayinger brewery”
Did I mention I miss Germany?
–Cindy
In China, beer is cheaper than bottled water, and tap water is not safe to drink. This was great when I was getting around on foot… not so great when I was riding a bike long distances each day.