Screaming Into the Void (October 18, 2016 Edition)

Each week, Tony Budny pens SCREAMING INTO THE VOID and looks at the best in writing and social media conversation around the biggest issues in beer. If you feel something should be included, have a tip, or just want to sound off, feel free to look him up on Twitter @DrinksTheThings or email DCBeer. Our patronus is beer, but you already knew that.

It’s a Monday [Tuesday, I suck, -BD] Void for your eyeholes, short but sweet, packed with dense, link-laden graphs for your coffee- or beer-induced reading binge purposes, depending of course on when you’re reading this.

Me too! And there is a bit of good news, in that regard, as science continues to give people more reasons to drink. As if people needed an excuse other than “it’s Tuesday,” or “I just stubbed my toe,” or “I have three kids.” Maybe there’s too much good news on the drinking front. Because, as we all well know, the official stance of the Void is beer is poison, and our stance makes no exception, especially not for this one.

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