A few years ago I had made a presentation on beer. I came across several interesting facts and trivia about beer as my partner and I did the primary research on the expanding beer market in India. Some of them being
The oldest known recipe is for beer
The science of brewing beer is called zymurgy
The first ones to brew beer were ancient Egyptians.
Beer is the third most popular drink in the world after tea and water.
The first consumer protection law ever written was enacted over beer by Duke Wilhelm IV of
Czech Republic is largest consumer of beer with per capita consumption of approx 161 litres/year.
India’s is 1.29 litres/ annum per capita
Beer gets its bitterness, from an ingredient called hops sourced from hop vines.
Beer contains no fat, and very few proteins, yet you get fatter as you drink more.
There are some interesting quotes in and around beer too.
‘What time is it? Its beer o’clock and I am buying’- John ‘Teddy’ Gammel in Memento 2000
Some say beer is the fifth element after water, fire, earth and wind... Nothing exists without it!
Watch this ad clip, if you don’t believe me
Beer is a product which as a general rule can’t have an advertisement which is not humorous. The biggest set of banned commercials are beer commercials because they often are explicitly funny. This one is not ..find those for yourself.Trust me they are fun!
And closing with a quote from Benjamin Franklin -
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy !
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