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BEER! Which one of us doesn’t love beer eh? (Leaving my wife aside… She’s a bacardi lover)

I’ve managed to collate a list of some beer trivia. While a couple of them might sound familiar, its anyway a good read. (In no particular order)

• A labeorphile is a person who collects beer bottles
• A 12 oz. beer has fewer calories than two slices of bread and contains no fat
• 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
• 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
• Tossing salted peanuts in a glass of beer makes the peanuts dance
• In Japan, beer is sold in vending machines, by street vendors and in the train stations
• Beer is a source of B- complex vitamins
• In ancient times, monks who fasted or abstained from solid food subsisted on beer
• Beer wasn’t sold in bottles until 1850. Beer lovers would visit their local tavern with a special bucket, have it filled and then begin the merry journey home
• The first beer cans were produced in December 1935
• In 1888, citizens of Munich took to the streets and rioted after a beer price increase was announced
• Czechs drink the most beer in the world per capita – an average of 160 litres a year per person
• A beer a day… Beer was used to treat over 100 illnesses in Egypt, 1600 BC
• It was customary in the 13th century to baptize children with beer
• Beer was often served for breakfast in medieval England
• Supposedly the oldest known written recipe is for beer
• The portable beer cooler was invented in Australia in the 1950s
• 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

I’m sure you might know some too… Feel free to comment and share them.

written by Ritesh