I shouldn’t of expected much. It’s an article about beer in a fitness magazine. But I was still hopeful when I saw the link on the front page of Digg. The title read “Beer 101 - Men’s Fitness”. I thought this was going to be a simple, easy to understand introductory article to the world of beer. So I click opened the link and read the first line
Lager is the most common, base level of beer against which all other brews are judged.
A base level of beer? What the hell does that mean? And why are all other beers judged against lagers? But it gets worse
Characterized by a smooth but crisp bite, it’s brewed over a four- to 12-week period in very cool temperatures using a yeast that ferments at the top of the barrel.
WRONG! Lager yeast ferments at the BOTTOM of the barrel, ALE yeast ferments at the top. I stopped reading the article after that. I skimmed the rest of the way and soon realized this was the Natty Ice of beer articles. In fact it almost seemed like the person who wrote the thing secretly despised beers. This has inspired me to write my own article for beer beginners. I’ll have something up by next week.