| Beer is for More Than Drinking by Rose Jordan Hello Bob - I love drinking craft beer but have to admit that sometimes I just can't finish an enter bottle or can. For the longest time I simply, as I'm guessing most everyone does, dumped the beer down the drain and put the bottle into the recycling bin. Then it struck me - maybe that stale beer could be put to some productive use. Well, I did a bit of research and found some information. I then tried every one of the uses suggested. Although a few didn't work and were downright dumb, I found five that did the job. So I'd like to share them with you and your readers as proven winners at least by my experience. If you give them a try I'm sure you'll put every drop of leftover beer to good use. 1. Used it on stains Remove stains and while it wasn't a miracle it actually made most of the stain go away. I specifically used it on a rug where I spilled coffee while watching TV one morning, I just pour the beer over the stain and blotted it with a clean towel. For fun I also used a carpet cleaner on part of the same stain. Guess what? The beer worked a little better. 2. My old coffee table was a real mess. The wood's luster and shine were gone. I was thinking of getting a new one so really didn't care if my experiment didn't work. I poured some stale, flat beer on a clean cloth and gently but firmly rubbed it into the wood. It worked. The table looked bright, clean, and years newer. So much so that I never did go and buy a new table. 3. I'm guessing people know about this but maybe didn't think it was true, at least I didn't until I actually tried it. I put beer in my hair to see what would happen. No it's not a shampoo but rather like a rinse. I actually gave my hair a lovely shine and glow. Supposedly it's because of the vitamin B and natural sugars in the beer. I really don't care why, I just know it worked. Here's what I did Dump it ov- dumped the beer over my hair and let it sit for a few minutes. I then rinsed it out with cold water. Easy and effective! 4. I have a nice patio and like to entertain outdoors however this summer the mosquitoes are so bad I felt like a pin cushion. I had to move several parties inside because my guests were complaining so much. By the way, I tried citronella candles and some sort of spray but they didn't do the job. Ah, but beer came to the rescue. Here's what I did and it worked to the surprise of my guests who started laughing at me when I tried it. I poured leftover, stale beer into buckets and placed them in the corners of my backyard. I used a lager by the way. That worked but I don't know if other styles will. Anyway, it seems the flies and mosquotes like beer as much as I do. They stayed around the beer for most of the evening. 5. I was complaining to a friend that some of my gold jewelry had lost a lot of its brightness and shine. Then it struck me. If beer can give a shine to my hair why not try it on the jewelry. Figuring I couldn't hurt it, I put my gold jewelry in a dish of beer. I felt silly at first but decided to let it soak. After a while removed, rinsed, and gently polish it a dry cloth. I thought it worked better than a lot of cleaners I had bought in the store. 6. This is my last tip. I tried it two times and it worked twice. Well, to tell the truth one time it worked great, but the second time iit didn't do a thing. I used the beer to loosen a rusty bolt. I poured the beer on it, waited, then used all my strength. My thought was the acids in the beer would break up the rust a bit. When I showed my friend this article she said it wouldn't be useful to her because she always finishes ever beer and never has any stale stuff leftover. She may have a point. Well, I hope you might find some of this interesting and helpful Thanks Bob and thanks for such an entertaining column each month. ---------- Many thanks Rose for sending such a unique article. It was especially interesting. You've provided some fun tips that almost anyone could use. I look forward to trying a few of them myself. Please write again. I'd like to invite everyone to send me their own columns about anything related to beer in any way just as Rose did. I select the best and publish them here. So join in and get writing! Cheers! Bob |
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