The documentary that the Discovery Channel was rumored to be working on, How Beer Saved the World, is now scheduled to air on Sunday, January 30 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific time. The trailer is a bit overwrought, but they appear to have some good people being interviewed on camera, such as Charlie Bamforth and Gregg Smith. This should be interesting.
If you want a good laugh, check out the ignorant comments on the YouTube page for this trailer. Their hilarity is only matched by their inanity. It’s certainly amazing how effective anti-alcohol propaganda is as evidenced by some of the nonsense being spouted. It’s also funny, and a little sad, to see the contrast between beer people, who can readily admit that there are some people who abuse alcohol and cause problems for themselves and others, and neo-prohibitionists who cannot bring themselves to concede that alcohol has any positive aspects to it whatsoever.
Oh, lord! I can’t wait to find out if they included any of my eye-rolling comments about how all of the above is total shit.
I personal am not a beer lover but my son Willie and freind Gary are. So I sat down to watch “How Beer Saved The World” and learned a few things. I found it to be very well done it was both humorus and informative. I have worked in the food industry for 30 plus years and was amazed at how the love of beer has had such a positive impact on our everyday lives. I see it with a new respect. I do not believe I will become a beer drinker because of it but I will enjoy getting a cold soda from the frig and enjoy the a/c on a hot day because of all the beer lovers that came before us.