Over Memorial Day weekend, I picked up a nasty case of poison ivy. Since I'm taking some anti-histamines to help with the itching, I can't exactly drink any alcohol, so I won't be able to post anything new for a few days.
To kind of sort of tie this back in to beer, I did come across an interesting tidbit in my research for more effective home remedies. Apparently, and I don't know if this is true (I found it on the internets, so grain of salt?), if you're out in the woods and get poison ivy on you, you can supposedly wash it off of your skin with beer or another alcoholic beverage more effectively than using water alone. And beer supposedly can act as a drying agent on the rash, as well. This link to Backpacker.com is one place I found my information, and here's a doctor's website that verifies the info. I haven't tried it for myself, but it's good to know.
Ahhh, the wonders of beer.
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