say you're sitting at the pub drinking pints of water at the same pace you would drink pints of beer. You'll probably urinate frequently, but slightly less frequently as if you had been drinking beer. However, if you're drinking beer there will eventually come a point where your liver is going to struggle to keep up with detoxifying your blood, draining more vitamins and reducing glucose to the brain.

when i used to run, just about every event had a keg at the finish line. A number of runners like the relaxation to the muscles and mind after a hard run. I didn't, mainly because it was like 9AM - 10AM.

1) I have never found beer to be "thirst quenching". Is it satisfying on a hot day? Of course, as long as I'm not actually thirsty.

2) If beer doesn't dehydrate you, what exactly causes the hangover? Because I thought hangovers were due to dehydration (but I could be wrong).

3) There's got to be ten thousand better ways to replenish your calories after a workout than beer.

Steve