Comment - Beer - The (Mis)Appliance of Science
By Pete Brown | 14 July 2011
When the scientists are wheeled out to discuss the latest drinks scare story, we cow to their words. But, wait. Pete Brown has dug a little deeper, and found that their perceived statements of fact have quite a few holes. These holes, Pete feels, are opportunities for our industry - if only we've got the stomach to crawl through them.
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When the scientists are wheeled out to discuss the latest drinks scare story, we cow to their words. But, wait. Pete Brown has dug a little deeper, and found that their perceived statements of fact have quite a few holes. These holes, Pete feels, are opportunities for our industry - if only we've got the stomach to crawl through them.

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