title_body: Does drinking hot beer prevent the common cold?
upvoted_answer: No, drinking warm beer will not prevent the common cold.
  
  There was at least one study conducted revealing that humulone, an chemical found in hops, could help to fight a cold. This study seems to be both biased and exaggerated, as it was conducted by a beer company and the concentration in beer is so low that getting a therapeutic dose would create more problems than it would solve.
  Got a Cold? Have a Beer!
  
  I imagine that the rumor was based on either the above misleading story or a similar one based on a historical view of beer through "rose colored glasses".
  This coupled with the commonly known (and scientifically supported) method of drinking hot fluids to treat cold symptoms creates a believable enough tale to increase sales.
  Study finds hot drinks help colds.