The U.S. Conducted Atomic Weapons Tests On Beer

Popsci ^ | 09-19-2012 | Colin Lecher

[Pilsner]

An uncovered file documents Cold War-era investigations into an important question: is it safe to drink beer that was exposed to an atomic bomb detonation? And does it taste OK?

[Pilsner]

Does it taste OK?

In a post apocalyptic world, I expect that irradiated beer would rate at least as good a review as SGT Mulcahy gave the indian trader's rotgut:

Tis better than no beer a'tall.

[Huskrrrr]

THAT EXPLAINS......

[ETL]

[Squantos]

Beer you can chew .....

[NonValueAdded]

Beer you can find in the dark - hey, this could work!

[Norm Lenhart]

Shoulda used Genessee from Rochester NY for the test. It would laugh at anything less than a Tzar Bomba/Castle Bravo blast.

It’s serious beer... ;)

[G Larry]

That would explain the taste of Pearl....

[familyop]

Any food is fine, as long as there’s no fallout dust actually in the food. Brush the fallout thoroughly off of the package before taking it indoors and opening it. As for the flash before the fallout, no problem for well packaged food there, either.

[From the Civil Defense course since taken away from students by the current hippie cowards in politics, who continue to emit their commie whines about their sensitivities and nightmares from “duck and cover.”]

[smokingfrog]

You won’t have to turn on the light to go pee in the middle of the night.

[bleach]

Yeah and you won’t need snow to write your name. It’ll glow anywhere.

[Norm Lenhart]

Nuka-Cola from Fallout 3 had that effect and never hurt no one! Of course it’s not real....but that’s besides the point!

[NonValueAdded]

this keeps getting better and better

[TaMoDee]

That explains “Old Milwaukee”!

[Red_Devil 232]

ponging the Hombrewers List.

[Sawdring]

pearl reminds me of an old song:

"Drank Pearl from a can and Jack Daniels black,chewed tobacco from a mail pouch sack and had an old dog that was trained to attack, sometimes."

[Aevery_Freeman]

They truly were the "Greatest Generation."

Broke the sound barrier, went to the moon in Campbell soup cans and drank nuked beer while smoking Lucky's straight.

[njslim]

Ah yes good old Genocide.....

The beer that keeps on giving for the next week......

[rabidralph]

And San Miguel.

[Norm Lenhart]

I fought in the Beer wars for many years. The Empire of Rochester kept sending legions of brown soldiers out and we kept killing them off. Many a good man gave his liver for the cause. ;)

[mass55th]

Hold muh beer while we radiate you.