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Tipsy turkeys: NH birds fed beer for flavor, size


HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) -- When it comes to pairing beer with poultry, Joe Morette isn't too fussy. His turkeys will drink just about anything.

Morette, who is raising about 50 Thanksgiving turkeys this year, has been giving his birds beer since 1993, when he and his workers popped open a few cans after work on a hot July day. A turkey knocked one over and started drinking, he said, and they've been sipping the suds ever since.

Morette, who prefers serving the turkeys lager, insists the beer makes birds fatter, more flavorful and juicier.

"Oh, yeah, it's noticeable," he said. "It's not a strong, gamey flavor, it's a nice turkey flavor."

Longtime customer Dan Bourque, a Manchester attorney, said he hasn't had a bad bird yet from Morette. He said the turkeys are far superior to the supermarket varieties.

"We find the gravy is much darker, and much tastier," he said. "The bird overall has a slightly different taste that is very appealing."

The animal rights group PETA said turkeys shouldn't be fed beer and that "farmers across the country use questionable practices to keep costs down or to alter the taste of animals' flesh because their priority is profit, not the animals' welfare."

But a poultry expert with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension said it is unlikely the birds are suffering.

"I don't know exactly how much beer each turkey is consuming, but it would have to be a lot in order for it to kind of have the same effect as too much beer on people," said Carl Majewski, field specialist in food and agriculture. "I imagine it's not enough to really make 'em tipsy or anything like that. It's just enjoying a beer with their meal. Why not?"

Kathi Brock, national director of Humane Heartland, which oversees the treatment of farm animals, said that standards from the American Humane Association don't prohibit serving beer to animals.

"I consulted with an avian veterinarian who said that while giving beer to turkeys is not a standard protocol, hops could be beneficial for the intestinal tract," Brock said in an email.

Morette's turkeys are not the first animals to consume alcohol. Japanese farmers have been said to feed cattle beer to stimulate their appetites. And a winemaker and farmer in the south of France have experimented with feeding cows the remainders of pressed grapes to produce meat they've dubbed "Vinbovin."

During one recent feeding, Morette's birds dipped their beaks repeatedly into the foamy liquid in a watering trough. A few minutes later, at least one appeared rather dazed, with eyes narrowed to slits and beer dribbling out of its beak. But the rest seemed alert and no worse for the wear.

"Turkeys don't seem to be the brightest, so they could stumble and you wouldn't know if they drank too much or not," Morette said.

Majewski said the additional calories and carbohydrates probably do make the birds a bit bigger, and like anything the birds eat, beer likely has some effect on flavor. Juiciness is another matter, he said.

"I think it has as much to do with how you cook it rather than what it's been eating," he said. "You can take a really well-fed bird and make it not very juicy."

Majewski, who brews beer at home, also raises chickens. But he has no plans to embrace Morette's methods.

"Any beer that we have is too good for them, and I'm going to drink it instead," he said.
 

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While I don't like his music I find the hate for Justin Bieber by grown ass men (shout out to Cesolito!) a little weird. He makes pop music aimed at teenage girls. I really don't see what there is to hate about that seeing grown dude's aren't really in his musicial demographic. Unless they are jealous that breh is swimming in hot young barely legal poon now that he's 19 or something. But then you are just a hater.
I can't lie, my son is 10 so he was into Justin Beiber for a hot minute, I dont think he likes him anymore cause he is getting more into the likes of Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Dio, AIC & Nirvana at the moment...

but I have heard all of the Beib's music & he has quite a few slaps.

the kid is talented... not sure why grown men have such a harsh opinion? ...possibly because every chick in the world wants her some Beiber & grown men that complain about him on the interwebz couldnt pull a chick as hot as Selena Gomez if they tried their whole lives.
 
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I can't lie, my son is 10 so he was into Justin Beiber for a hot minute, I dont think he likes him anymore cause he is getting more into the likes of Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Dio, AIC & Nirvana at the moment...

but I have heard all of the Beib's music & he has quite a few slaps.

the kid is talents... not sure why grown men have such a harsh opinion? ...possibly because every chick in the world wants her some Beiber & grown men that complain about him on the interwebz couldnt pull a chick as hot as Selena Gomez if they tried their whole lives.
yeah i feel the same way, i can see the entertainment value and why people love the kid, just think people overly hate on the guy but he has actual talent. Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing, Dancing. He started off on a sidewalk in Canada, so he actually did start from the bottom so i can't hate on that ya dig.
 

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yeah i feel the same way, i can see the entertainment value and why people love the kid, just think people overly hate on the guy but he has actual talent. Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing, Dancing. He started off on a sidewalk in Canada, so he actually did start from the bottom so i can't hate on that ya dig.
him & drake are the true meaning of "Started from the bottom now we here"

vs 99% of the bay area rappers that are like:

"started from the bottom & now Im still on the bottom, but I have nicer shoes on, but will lie to your face & tell you Im on top... MOBB"
 

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cocaine is probably the best drug ive ever tried.

The high is short enough that you can pace yourself if you need to. Unlike molly, weed, ecstacy, etc. you'll be trippin for hours. But coke one line will have u on for like 30 minutes and you feel like a champ the entire time.

Im pretty sure the coke we get up here has direct ties to some grimey cartel shit, so i try not to do it too often.