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Cool Beer FactsTo further enhance your beer knowledge, take note of these beer facts.
Ancient Beer FactsLidded beer steins were the law in the 14th century when serving beer in bars, as they though flies were spreading the black plagueFive thousand people were tragically trampled to death in a rush for free beer at the Coronation of Czar Nicholas II of Russia in 1896. In their efforts to regulate beer quality, the ancient Babylonians, who were among history's earliest brewers, decreed that any commercial beer maker who sold unfit beer would be drowned in his/her own libation. 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", or what we know today as the "honeymoon". Long ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim of their beer mugs or ceramic /glass cups. The whistle was used to order services. Thus we get the phrase, "wet your whistle". After consuming a bucket or two of vibrant brew they called aul, or ale, the Vikings would head fearlessly into battle, often without armor or even shirts. In fact, "berserk" means "bare shirt" in Norse, and eventually took on the meaning of their wild battles.
World Beer FactsThe familiar Bass symbol, a red triangle, was registered in 1876 and is the world's oldest trademark.Becks in not only Germany's top export beer, it also accounts for 85% of all German beer exports to the United States. Beer is the best-selling adult beverage in the world. In America it continues to outsell its rivals wine and liquor 7 to 1. The first cousin of the hops plant is...the marijuana plant. Fans of really hoppy beer also might want to know that one risk of ingesting lots of hoppy beer is a syndrome known as...Brewer's Droop. Hops contain an herbal form of estrogen that can make men...chesty...or even lead to that debilitating ailment known in these modern times as...erectile dysfunction. In the mid 70's, Australians were the 3rd biggest beer drinkers in the world. (Behind Germany and Belgium). In the late 90's, they don't even get into the top ten! Drinking a bottle of beer a day helps to reduce the chance of kidney stones by 40%. Have you ever noticed that once in a while, the rim of a beer glass has a white line around it? That line actually has a name, the Plimsoll line. It was named after Samuel Plimsoll, the man who was known for creating a method to mark the depth of ship hulls. It is actually law in England that the bartender must fill your beer/ale up to that line with the head of the beer rising above it. So the next time you get a glass with the white line, tell them to “Fill ’er up to the Plimsoll!”
American Beer FactsAnheuser Bush made ice cream during prohibition.Rolling Rock 33 Legend - The Tito family bought the brewery in 1933, with the winnings of a $33 bet, put on horse number 33. It is also said there are 33 steps from the master brewer’s office to the brewery. The Budweiser Clydesdales first appeared in public at the end of prohibition bringing beer to President Franklin Roosevelt at the White House. Today the horses are housed at Grant Farm in St. Louis. Colts are born at the farm each year, however they all don’t make it to the exclusive horse team. Requirements are as follows. Must stand 18 hands at shoulder (6ft) - weigh between 2000-2500lbs – Must have a bay colored body, black main and tail - white blaze on face - white feathering on legs and feet. Pennsylvania has had more breweries in its history than any other state. In 1910 alone, 119 of the state's towns had at least one licensed beer maker. Beer and video games have a long association. Tapper, originally a 1983 arcade game and now a computer one, tests players' skills by challenging them to coordinate the movements of beers, a bartender, empty mugs, and patrons. 12 oz of a typical American pale lager actually has fewer calories than 2 percent milk or apple juice. The biggest beer drinking day in America isn't Super Bowl Sunday but...the Fourth of July. The first six-pack of beer was produced by the Pabst Brewery in the 1940s. The brewery conducted numerous studies, which found six cans were the ideal weight for the average housewife to carry home from the store. The average American annually consumes 23.1 gallons of beer.
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