Scientists at a university in Japan have demonstrated that after injecting rats with known carcinogens (cancer causing agents) that the rats that were forced (OK that part is my interpretation) to consume non-alcoholic beer had a reduction in the damage that the carcinogens caused to their DNA by 85%. Damaged DNA is known to be a potential precursor to cancer.

Noting that alcoholism is still a major health problem, they concede that for certain people, alcohol consumed daily may be beneficial. Two drinks a day for men and one a day for women is linked to lower mortality and unlikely to harm, the review found, while men consuming more that four drinks a day (and 3 a day for women) was still considered bingeing and was not considered healty.

The secret of his longevity? Avoid exercise and drink a glass of Altbier every day. He's even been known to drink the water he boiled his potatoes in, since he says that's where all the vitamins are.

The Neuzeller Kloster Brewery plans to introduce it this year and sell it in a variety of stores. It will be marketed as "Anti-Aging-Bier", a company spokesman said on Friday. He says it contains numerous ingredients which promote good health

My soon-to-be brother in-law was serving the beer. I won't mention the brand. He had placed the cold bottles in those individual styrofoam bottle coolers and offered them around to us on a serving tray. Fate or luck of the draw determined our choice.