Facts About Beer
Let me just say this first: I love Samuel Adams beer, any of their beer! You all can have that Miller, Coors, etc. stuff.
The first consumer protection law ever written was enacted over beer by Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria in 1516. It was a purity law limiting the ingredients of beer to barley, hops and water.
Tegestology is what collecting beer mats is called.
Beer is the second most popular beverage in the world, coming in behind tea.
To get rid of the foam at the top of beer (the head), stick your fingers in it.
Monks brewing beer in the Middle Ages were allowed to drink five quarts of beer a day.
Bavaria still defines beer as a staple food.
To keep your beer glass or mug from sticking to your bar napkin, sprinkle a little salt on the napkin before you set your glass down.
The oldest known written recipe is for beer.
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock because of beer. They had planned to sail further south to a warm climate, but had run out of beer on the journey.
The longest bar in the world is the 684 foot long New Bulldog in Rock Island, IL.
Molson, Inc. is the oldest brewery in North America.
The first United States Marine Recruiting Station was in a bar.
The first brewery in America was built in Hoboken, NJ in 1642.
In 1935 the canned beer industry was revolutionized by a vinyl plastic liner developed for cans made out of tin.
Tossing salted peanuts in a glass of beer makes the peanuts dance.
Bourbon is the official alcohol of the United States, by an act of Congress. Many people have attempted to have that overturned in favor of beer instead throughout the years.
American beer is made mostly by rice, unlike the beers of other countries. This was invented to give American beer a lighter taste and tap into the market of women buyers.
Beer is a source of B- complex vitamins.
If you collect beer bottles your are a labeorphilist.
The portable beer cooler was invented in Australia in the 1950s.