Drinkhacker Reads – 07.07.2014 – Reports, Science, and Naming Contests
Coming off the holiday celebrating America’s independence, USA Today is running a story on which states within our fruited plains drink the most beer. Even as consumption and sales decline from previous years, there are some states where the hops still remain the drink of choice. Elsewhere, a new study from the Center for Disease Control reports that New Mexico leads the nation in alcohol related deaths. [USA Today]
In another salute to American ingenuity and a swell use of our taxpayer dollars, the NIH has designed a cocktail content calculator to determine just how potent your drinks are when measured against other standards. There are some default drinks already made (you have to click the icon on top bar), but if you’re like us we like drinks with a bit more bite to them, so recalibrate properly. [NIH]
In other totally awesome science news, forensic scientists in Europe have developed a new method to determine the authenticity of Scotch by isolating isotopes to test the makeup of the water used in the distilling process. While not fully implemented or verified yet, this could prove to be promising for the future of authenticating spirits in a growing market seeing more than its share of counterfeit products. [The Spirits Business]
And finally today we have not one, but two naming contests you can enter. Chef/Mad Scientist/Food Advocate Homaro Cantu is getting into the beer brewing business, and he’s crowdsourcing the name. They’ve got a list of 12 to choose from, so hop on over to their site to cast your ballot. The other contest involves naming North Carolina-based Fullsteam’s next exclusive beer. In collaboration with Beer Of The Month Club, folks can suggest a name and enter to win a 6 month membership to the Rare Beer Club. What are you waiting for? Get your thinking caps on and go!
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