From the Irish Independent:

A belief that every pub quiz team knows to be true — that a glass of lager can double the brain’s capacity to recall information — won support from researchers yesterday.

Tests carried out at Northumbria University, England, showed that, on the whole, drinking half a pint of lager improves brain power by 20pc.

Hear that, honey? Suddenly “drunken slob” isn’t quite so pointed a barb, is it? (You can apologize later. Meantime, fetch me a brewskie…)