A recent study by the Basque Government Health Department in Spain has concluded that 6 pints of beer a day can cut your risk of heart disease by 50%.  Holy Crap!  Of course they also say this does not include how the alcohol affects other parts of your body like your liver.  So they go out of their way to warn of over consumption and blah blah blah…  Whatever, if a bunch of Doctors(even if they’re Spanish and Basque, which means they are hostile to the current Spanish regime and maybe trying to get the rest of Spain to drink too much to promote Anarchy…purely speculation on my part) then I’m going with the experts.

One suggestion I have, if you were to follow this prescription is Victory’s Hop Wallop Ale.  It has excellent drinkability and I personally would take a sixer for the Old Ticker.  It poured golden with a thick foamy head.  The nose was full of sweet pineapple and hops.  The sweetness is the first thing I noticed, with grapefruit and other citrus.  Not quite a “Hop Wallop” at first, it’s actually a bit tart.  It finishes hoppy and lingered on my taste buds and I felt it in my nasal passages.(I promise I didn’t accidentally snort this stuff like in previous blogs)  As i approached the half-way point of my pint glass the hops emerged and became more dominant. 

Another good heart helper would beMcNeill’s Brewery Warlord Imperial IPA.  It had a fruity aroma and a coffee cream colored head.  This Imperial IPA has a malty impression at first with some caramel and maybe a hint of chocolate.  The hops come through with a pine taste and citrus.  A bit of an alcohol taste but great drinkability.  Good enough for six a day.  Again, I am not a Doctor.