“Distilled Knowledge”: My friend’s book about the science of drinkin’

“Distilled Knowledge”: My friend’s book about the science of drinkin’ October 8, 2016

got a write-up in the Boston Globe!

In his senior year at Yale University, Brian D. Hoefling became the go-to guy for friends with questions about alcohol consumption. His expertise was not solely a result of prodigious personal experience, however, but from weeks spent learning about classic drinks, a mission Hoefling took on after a few friends mentioned a fear of graduating without knowing how to “drink like adults.”

“Once I start researching something, I have trouble leaving questions unanswered,” Hoefling said.

Five years later, the Cambridge resident is serving up his own wider guide to alcohol, called “Distilled Knowledge: The Science Behind Drinking’s Greatest Myths, Legends, and Unanswered Questions.” The book, set to publish Oct. 4, discusses the chemistry behind various kinds of drinks and often debunks beliefs that circulate at bars and dinner parties. Do carbonated drinks have a stronger effect on blood alcohol concentration? Why does expensive booze taste better? Hoefling can tell you.

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