Comments on: A Clockwork Orange Approach To Alcoholism

By: Mike Pierce

Mike Pierce — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:18:54 +0000

How about a compound that targets intellectual laziness? American Idol reducing the masses to bouts dry heaving and foaming at the mouth?

If we’re going to get Draconian on our asses, let’s at least make it socially productive!

By: Sean Lilly Wilson

Sean Lilly Wilson — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:14:24 +0000

Christopher F.

For us at Fullsteam, the kudzu beer is less about the odd anti-alcohol components and more about trying to do something useful about the Scourge of the South. We have no idea if it will make good beer. It’s a fun exercise — one we’ll resume after the first hard frost.

We did joke around that we should name the beer “curb appeal” or “This beer is great! I never want to drink it again!”

For now, it’s all for fun — and with a hope that we can take this invasive species and harvest something useful out of it. If the story (or the end result) becomes less about the “Southern Ag” element and more about this on-going alcoholism treatment angle, I imagine we’ll quickly lose interest.

Cheers!

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:28:26 +0000

The Ludovico Technique was a failure in the novel. And this treatment will also be a failure because it treats the result and not the cause.

By: Christopher F.

Christopher F. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:58:15 +0000

Hmmm…I wonder why Fullsteam wants to put this stuff in their beer:

http://www.fullsteam.ag/2009/08/kudzu1/

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:51:41 +0000

This sounds like the same concept as behind drugs like Antibuse (sp?). I think this is a fairly old technique for treating alcoholism.

By: michael reinhardt

michael reinhardt — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:54:38 +0000

It may stop the addiction but it doesn’t change an addictive personality. I’m always curious when people find the easiest way to deal with a small part of a larger problem. I, like you, have reservations about creating aversion to deal with alcohol.