New Beer TV show on Discovery! "How Beer saved the world"

[JoeBronco]

Check it out!

 

[jaycount]

details?

 

[sudsmcgee]

Tonight on Discovery at 8 PM eastern time.

 

[Revvy]

Yeah, there's at least 2 threads about it already.

 

[BelligerentAlbino]

I came across this on Craftbeer.com.... set your dvrs suckas

Discovery Channel Presents “How Beer Saved the World"



01.25.11
A new hour-long documentary will soon be premiering on the Discovery Channel. Discovery provided the following information on the program. "Did you know that beer was critical to the birth of civilization? That’s right—beer. Scientists and historians line up to tell the amazing, untold story of how beer helped create math, poetry, pyramids, modern medicine, labor laws, and America."
Watch January 30th on the Discovery Channel at 8 pm, PT and 11 pm, ET.
Our friend Horst Dornbush tipped us off to the new show, as he was interviewed several times during its making, and is excited about the show's focus on "the contributions beer has made to the welfare of humanity."
"This show is a must watch for beer enthusiasts," said Dornbush. "People have always benefited from beer, from the Sumerians and Egyptians, to the American Revolution; from the brewing techniques that ensured potable beer (as opposed to contaminated water) in the Middle Ages, to the evolution of microbiology, zillions of lives have been saved because of beer."

 

[JoeBronco]

Yeah, there's at least 2 threads about it already.

=( Didnt see them or i wouldnt have posted this. :cross:
I posted links but the site was freaking out and giving me an error. guess they got deleted.

 

[BaldManBrew]

going to be competing with tv time with the Pro Bowl

 

[4x4jeep74]

Hope it's better than Brew Master.

 

[Revvy]

Maureen Ogle posted something about it this weekend on Facebook. She's in it. Here's what she posted;

New beer documentary airs Jan. 30th on Discovery. My part in it consisted of being the person who rolled my eyes a lot and explained why everyone else in it was full of s***.

Sounds like it's not going to be all that accurate, more like the old bs that she countered in her book. But still worth checking out. But with an open mind....Except I'm gonna be watching the Pro-bowl.

 

[kman6234]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to DVR this. SWMBO is watching the SAG awards and has taken control of the tv for the night

 

[drumming102]

It's on NOW! go watch

 

[Beermaker]

I'm drinking a smokin hot blonde while watching How Beer Saved The World. Is Sam Calgioni in this too?

Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

 

[gestyr]

The cartoon cavemen are a bit hokey.

 

[gestyr]

The show is sponsored by Miller High Life. lol

 

[android]

The show is sponsored by Miller High Life. lol

saw that too... hilarious.

 

[drumming102]

Some of the facts are a BIT of a stretch.

 

[slantedbolt]

My wife is very amused by the "facts" in this show.

 

[r2eng]

Sorry Revvy et. al.: Did a search, found nothing... I deleted my thread.

I need more beer, obviously.

 

[doctorRobert]

So cheesy. Catering to the meat head bmc drinker. The narrator and the constant "BEER saved the world" ruins this for me. Cool to see Bamforth though. Is mosher in this?

 

[Revvy]

In space noone can hear you burp......


WTF?!?!?!?!?! Space beer has to be flat?!?!

I'm sure there's been plenty of burping up in space. I think he's FOS. I'll have to ask my astronaut doctor buddy about this.

I've only just put it on (it's halftime on the pro-bowl) and I'm not impressed. But I'll have to watch the whole things.

 

[sudsmcgee]

So cheesy. Catering to the meat head bmc drinker. The narrator and the constant "BEER saved the world" ruins this for me. Cool to see Bamforth though. Is mosher in this?

Agreed. It had a high school football mentality to it. Interesting on some level, but cheesy as hell. Oh well, at least it was positive towards beer.

If I took a sip every time they said the word beer, I'd be dead from alcohol poisoning.

 

[rustbucket]

haha, that was a bit cheesy.. all tho somewhat entertaining. love how the monk dude didn't put down that pint at all and drank it all down in one 30 second sitting.

who wrote that script they said beer every 2 seconds i swear and some of the concepts where really pushing things... kinda funny....

o well

 

[Revvy]

People only drink 20 gallons a year???? Really? I drank nearly my entire hundred gallons a year myself....maybe 60?

 

[Bulls Beers]

I like any show that has to do with beer, except this one. Wow!! That was pretty bad. The jokes, the idiots in the bars. It's too bad, I was looking forward to this show.

This hog show is more entertaining.

 

[doctorRobert]

In space noone can hear you burp......

WTF?!?!?!?!?! Space beer has to be flat?!?!

I'm sure there's been plenty of burping up in space. I think he's FOS. I'll have to ask my astronaut doctor buddy about this.

I've only just put it on (it's halftime on the pro-bowl) and I'm not impressed. But I'll have to watch the whole things.

Gas won't rise out of liquid in space. You will have little pukes instead.

 

[Bulls Beers]

People only drink 20 gallons a year???? Really? I drank nearly my entire hundred gallons a year myself....maybe 60?

What was the other thing they said? Back in the middle ages that each person drank 90 liters a year. 6 times more than today. Huh? I must drink a lot.

 

[BryanJ]

This hog show is more entertaining.

Hahaha id have to agree. This show was pretty pathetic.

 

[sudsmcgee]

Hahaha id have to agree. This show was pretty pathetic.

Understatement of the year.

 

[Bulls Beers]

Just shoot those friggin things...

 

[bob1852]

Sorry, I had to

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f45/anatomy-hbt-thread-about-beer-show-tv-221690/

p.s. not on until 10pm here in AZ; so I'll have to wait a few hours before my bitching starts