Beer for Endurance Exercise Recovery

Inclusion Criteria:

- Completed informed consent

- Ability to read and speak English language

- Age 21 years or older

- Not considered a vulnerable population, such as pregnant (by history) or cognitively
impaired.

- Able to tolerate needle exposure for blood draw

- Willing to drink alcoholic or nonalcoholic beer

- Willing not to eat or drink other than the study fluid during 1 hour study period

- Participating in 100 mile or 50 mile race

- To participate in the controlled part of the study the individual must have fully
completed either the 100 mile or the 50 mile race.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Under age 21 years

- Vulnerable population, such as pregnant (by history) or cognitively impaired

- Subjects who are alcohol-naive (i.e first exposure to alcohol)

- Subjects with known familial and/or genetic backgrounds at higher risk for the
development of alcohol dependence

- Subjects should not be seeking treatment for alcohol or drug abuse

- Subjects who are in general high risk for abuse such as those completing or
participating in alcohol or drug abuse programs

- Subjects who have had a sustained period of abstinence, with history of heavy drinking
problems, while living in the community