Attending the ‘America On Tap’ Craft Beer Festival Could Save Your Life…Or Give You Manboobs

Beer lovers, rejoice!  The 'America On Tap' Craft Beer Festival is coming to the Casper Events Center on Saturday, September 12th. Here’s some more good news, sampling various offerings from the country's best breweries might even save your life.

According to a new study published by Medical Daily earlier this year, an antioxidant found in hops can help stave off dementia and lower your stress. What’s more, researchers discovered that those same hops might lower your risk of contracting cancer or heart disease. I’ll drink to that.

The health benefits of hops don’t end there. Thanks to a protein called Phytoestrogen, beer drinkers, particularly those of hop heavy IPA’s, are less likely to suffer from insomnia or the symptoms of menopause.

However, there is one drawback to Phytoestrogen. The same protein that helps prevent insomnia can also lead to a hormonal imbalance in men, which may result in Gynecomastia, the swelling of breast tissue for males. Some herbalists even believe that overexposure to hops could result in erectile dysfunction.

So, when you go to sample that tasty IPA at the America On Tap Craft Brewers Festival in September, keep in mind, you literally are drinking to your health.