Here at Thank Heaven for Beer, we occasionally attempt to point out certain positive factors of beer–see this article or this article for example–that are not apparent as the obviously divine flavor.  We do so, because quite honestly, so often the negative factors are the ones that come to mind for many.  We are not so arrogant so as to not admit that, yes…there are evils associated with beverage.  But, just as one might be quick to cry cirrhosis at the sound of beer, one could also cry obesity or heart disease at the sound of Big Mac.  Thus, I hope you enjoy this heart warming story…

Beer did indeed save the life of a young child tonight.  Tonight as my family and I left our favorite purveyor of fine carbonated beverages, I cradled my beloved purchase gently:  a bottle of Collaboration Not Litigation Ale (review coming soon).  This bottle had to be pampered and kept upright, as I did not want to wait all of tonight and tomorrow for the unfiltered floaties to settle.

After all seat belts had been buckled, I took off through the parking lot at around 8 MPH.  Usually (at my wife’s disdain) I tear through parking lots at around 30MPH.  But with my bottle of not-to-be-disturbed beer in the cup-holder, this was a risk I could not take tonight.  Suddenly, from around a big red-neck-esque pickup hauling a race car of some sort, a child appeared in front of me.  I hit the brakes.  The child nearly escaped joining the splattered bugs on my hood.  Literally 1/2 a centimeter stood between my grill and his demise.

Had it not been for the beer, I would have been traveling three times as fast, and would probably be guilt stricken in an ER praying for the survival of a careless child (along with his even more careless parents).

Yes folks, once again, beer saves the day.

While I attempt to mix humor in this post, I truly did thank God for protecting that child.  I am not oblivious to the grave nature of the situation and will attempt to amend my parking lot driving practices in the future.  But this post serves a purpose besides humor and or intriguing content:  to provide an odd segue for one or more upcoming posts on the morality of consuming beer (and alcohol in general).

So please, don’t wait for future posts…bombard us with opinions at leisure or tell us of how beer has blessed your life!