{"id":7802,"date":"2017-01-23T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T02:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802"},"modified":"2017-01-23T11:46:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T19:46:54","slug":"cocktail-corner-beer-is-good-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Beer is Good for You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78651\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/e90104d6-c106-49a8-b133-676306bc4c28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"600\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Spirited Toast to All Things Alcoholic! By <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2017\/01\/cocktail-corner-not-vodka-water\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leslie Dinaberg\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We can all use some good news these days, so here goes. There\u2019s yet another good reason to say cheers to beer! A study recently came across my desk that there is new research indicating that drinking beer may be good for your health.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pennsylvania State University<\/a> presented their findings in a poster presentation at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in New Orleans in November. They followed more than 80,000 participants for six years and found that while HDL, or the so-called good cholesterol, declined over time, those who drank beer had a slower decrease in HDL, therefore a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n<p>(This particular study was conducted in China, but previous studies suggest that other populations would experience a similar effect.)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Some other findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moderate drinkers (defined as 1-2 servings\/day for men; 0.5-1.0 servings\/day for women) had the slowest decline in good cholesterol.<\/li>\n<li>Beer consumption had a positive effect on HDL levels even among heavy drinkers, but for hard liquor only light to moderate drinking was beneficial. (defined as 1 serving\/day for men; sadly 0-0.4 servings\/day for women).<\/li>\n<li>Note: there were not enough wine drinkers represented in the study to test the effects on HDL.<\/li>\n<li>These effects were still present when the analysis was restricted to people without diabetes, hypertension, obesity, fatty liver and elevated inflammation status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In summary, now&#8217;s the time to resolve to drink more beer.<\/p>\n<p>Want to get a tasty head start on your resolution to imbibe (for your health, of course!)? Why not plant yourself at <a href=\"http:\/\/sbpublicmarket.com\/the-kitchen\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Garden at the Santa Barbara Public Market<\/a> on Jan. 28 for a special beer pairing dinner with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allagash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Allagash Brewing Company.<\/a> It starts at 6 p.m. and reservations are required.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the\u00a0four-course pairing menu designed to highlight some of the best beers that Allagash has to offer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIRST COURSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AHI CRUDO SERVED WITH WATERMELON RADISH<\/p>\n<p>PAIRED WITH ALLAGASH WHITE<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECOND COURSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CHICKEN MOLE ON A CRISPY POLENTA CAKE<\/p>\n<p>PAIRED WITH ALLAGASH HIBERNAL FLUXUS<\/p>\n<p><strong>THIRD COURSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PORK TENDERLOIN REMOULADE STUFFED WITH BLACK CHERRY<\/p>\n<p>PAIRED WTH ALLAGASH SIXTEEN COUNTIES<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>FOURTH COURSE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">APPLE TART TATIN , APRICOT GLAZE WHIPPED CREAM<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">PAIRED WTH ALLAGASH JAMES BEAN<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tickets to this event are $49, which includes gratuity &amp; tax. Tickets can be purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/sbpublicmarket.us2.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=77c02f7205afc8221f1269623&amp;id=6058ac5da8&amp;e=d5147612d0\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">here<\/span><\/a> or by calling The Garden at 805\/ 770-7700.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sounds pretty good, right!\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Cheers! \u00a0<\/span>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/blog\/cocktail-corner\/\">here<\/a> for more cocktail corner columns.<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-27286\" class=\"post-27286 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-beverage category-cocktails category-news tag-cocktails-and-mocktails tag-stolen-fruit-mixers\">\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-9448 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/9997-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Leslie Dinaberg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of <\/i>Santa Barbara SEASONS<i>, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes<\/i><i>\u00a0magazine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie considers herself a \u201cgoal-oriented drinker.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div>\u00a0Originally published in <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/Opy4l\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on January 20, 2017.<\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-7802\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-7802\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7802\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802&amp;share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7802&amp;share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Spirited Toast to All Things Alcoholic! 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