A recent article reports that German researchers just announced that drinking beer promotes good health. How could this lovely dream be possible? They say that, “preliminary studies indicate xanthohumol, a compound found in hops, inhibits a family of enzymes which trigger cancer, as well as help the body detoxify carcinogens.” While I can’t pronounce “xanthohumol” even after a number of drinks, I’m happy to hear about this latest news on how healthy consuming a few cold ones is (along with the known benefits of wine, cocktails, and highballs, this means it’s probably pretty unhealthy not to drink). They do also say that the current amount of hops in most beer means you might need to drink about 60 to get the benefits of one of their extra-hoppy xanthohumol-rich beers (they also say they’re working on getting the xanthohumol-levels bumped up in beers). The end result of this study--in my Thursday-morning opinion? If not allowed to have a few beers at the end of a long work day, tell your boss that they’re endangering your health. And then meet me at the bar.