13 Facts About Beer

Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed alcoholic drink in the world.

Beer is distributed in bottles and cans and is commonly available on draught, particularly in pubs and bars.

Beer is one of the world's oldest prepared alcoholic drinks.

Beer is recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt, and archaeologists speculate that beer was instrumental in the formation of civilizations.

Beer was spread through Europe by Germanic and Celtic tribes as far back as 3000 BC, and it was mainly brewed on a domestic scale.

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Beer produced before the Industrial Revolution continued to be made and sold on a domestic scale, although by the 7th century AD, beer was being produced and sold by European monasteries.

Beer made on a domestic scale for non-commercial reasons is today usually classified as homebrewing regardless of where it is made, though most homebrewed beer is made in the home.

Beer is measured and assessed by bitterness, by strength and by colour.

Beer served unchilled—either cool or at room temperature—reveal more of their flavours.

Beer is dispensed from the beer tower into a drinking vessel.

Beer is sometimes referred to as "liquid bread", though beer is not a meal in itself.

Beer is considered to be a social lubricant in many societies and is consumed in countries all over the world.

Beer contains the phenolic acids 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, syringic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, and sinapic acid.