Indeed it does help on the brainstorming sessions! After endulging in a meal consisting of cheese pizza with extra cheese served with a side of fried chicken and baked beans, it is my personal belief that the carbonation in beer aids in the oxygenation process of the bloodstream...which, in turn, thins the blood runnin' through the brain and keeps the heart arteries from cloggin' up with blood the thickness of axle grease.

David MD, PHD, BS'r