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National Drink Beer Day toasts that malty elixir on September 28th, annually. Just as the Oktoberfest season comes to an end, the day reminds us to enjoy the world’s most popular adult beverage.

  • 400 BC -An ancient Egyptian document lists 17 distinct types of beer, with names like “joy-bringer” and “heavenly.”
  • 400 BC – It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar-based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
  • 400 BC – Ancient Egyptian texts have been found that contain over 100 medicinal uses for beer
  • 1040 – The oldest beer brewery dates back to 1040.
  • 1740 – Way down in 1740, Admiral Veron of the British fleet decided to water down the navy’s rum, which naturally, the sailors weren’t pleased with. They nicknamed the Admiral Old
  • 1963, Heineken developed beer bottles that could double as glass bricks to build houses. The goal was to eliminate waste and provide building materials for low-income areas.
  • 1983 – there were 49 licensed breweries in the United States; by the end of 2017, there were 8,863
  • 2017 – the average U.S. citizen over 21 consumed 26.9 gallons of beer.
  • Beer is the third-most popular beverage on Earth, after tea and water.
  • Beer is by far the most popular alcoholic drink in the world.
  • Around the world, humans consume 50 billion gallons of beer.
  • The Czech Republic consumes the most beer per capita of any country in the world, and China consumes the most overall.
  • The Czech Republic was the first country to have a beer museum.
  • In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them ‘Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.’ It’s where we get the phrase ‘mind your P’s and Q’s’
  • The largest brewery in the world is Anheuser-Busch InBev., maker of such popular beers as Budweiser and Corona.
  • The strongest beer in the world is “Snake Venom,” brewed by Scottish brewery Brewmeister. It is 67.5% alcohol by volume (abv). For comparison, most vodka is 40% abv, with beers typically between 3% and 10% abv.
  • The Guinness Book of World Records was conceived by Hugh Beaver, the Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, as a way to settle pub disputes.
  • The word “toast,” meaning a wish of good health, started in ancient Rome, where a piece of toasted bread was dropped into wine.
  • Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty glass.
  • The first professional brewers were all women called brewsters.
  • “Hangover” in Norwegian is directly translated to “carpenters in the head”
  • Adding some beer to your marinade is supposed to soften the meat. The acids in the beer go to work on the proteins in the meat, whether it’s cooked or uncooked.
  • You can use beer to shine up any old copper items.
  • You can use beer as a conditioner. Good-quality brews will leave your locks silky and soft.
  • The study of beer and beer-making even has an official scientific name – zythology. It derives from the Greek words “zythos” (beer) and “logos” (study).
  • At any given time, 0.7% of the world is drunk. So 50 million people are drunk right now.
  • Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. ‘Wet your whistle’ is the phrase inspired by this practice.
  • Before the invention of the thermometer, brewers used to check the temperature by dipping their thumb, to find whether it was appropriate for adding Yeast. Too hot, the yeast would die. This is where we get the phrase ” The Rule of Thumb”
  •  Grog, after the still stiff grogram coats he used to wear.
  • The term grog soon began to mean the watered-down drink itself. When you are drunk on this grog, you are “groggy”, a word still in use.
  • You can swim in pools of beer in Austria.
  • When a hurricane is expected, Wal-Mart’s top-selling items are strawberry Pop-Tarts and beer.
  • Some interesting beers:
    • Helles German Beer. This one is ideal for an end of summer cool off. Like pilsners, these are light and sweet, but with a deeper malt taste and a bit of a leaning toward spicy hops.
    • Japanese Rice Lager. Similar in profile to an American Lager, the rice keeps the flavor super light and offers a bit of a dry finish. The perfect pairing for this beer? Sushi, obviously!
    • Cream Ale. This unique hybrid beer is brewed with ale yeast and then finished with a lager. They can be found in a wide variety of low or high alcohol content, with either a sweetness or a strong bitterness.
    • Belgium Witbier. A unique beer, brewed with the less-commonly used grain, oats, offers a darker appearance that is cloudy. The taste is a bit fruity, often using added spices such as coriander or orange peel to give it an even bigger boost of flavor
  • The top five states for beer consumption per capita: 1. New Hampshire, 2. Montana, 3. Vermont, 4. North Dakota, 5. South Dakota.
  • The top 10 best-selling beers in the world:
    • #10 Coors Light
    • #9 Corona
    • #8 Yanjing
    • #7 Harbin
    • #6 Heineken
    • #5 Skol
    • #4 Bud light
    • #3 Tsingtao
    • #2 Budweiser
    • #1 Snow
  • “Snow” holds down the top spot for another year. It sold an estimated, and astounding, 101.2 million hectoliters of beer in 2017, beating out runner-up Bud by more than double the volume. Not bad for a brew you’ve likely never had a sip of — Snow is only sold in China.
  • “Beer” inspired:
    • CheersAn American show built entirely around the goings-on of a bar, where people mostly spend their time drinking beer, this series lasted for 11 seasons on US television in the 1980s and early 1990s. Starring Ted Danson, Rhea Pearlman and George Wendt, as well as a cast of many others, this show encourages going to a place “where everybody knows your name”. Now in syndication, this show can often be viewed through online options such as Hulu or Amazon.
    • Drinking Buddies (2013). This rom-com film has a fairly solid cast, including Jake Johnson and Olivia Wilde who play coworkers at a craft brewery located in Chicago. The story details the ins and outs of friendships and romantic relationships between the coworkers and their group of drinking buddies (including a character played by Anna Kendrick).
    • Strange Brew (1993). This ridiculous Canadian beer comedy film features Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. The story follows characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, two unemployed brothers who place a mouse in a beer bottle to try to get free beer. Of course, chaos and ridicularity ensue.
    • Brew Dogs. Airing originally on the Esquire Network, this show reveals the beer brewing adventures of James Watt and Martin Dickie, who are the masterminds behind the famous Scottish brewery, Brew Dog. The brewery owners travel to find the best beers in craft brewing, while not only sampling local beers but participating in the brewing process on location.

Sources:

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