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Beer
is consumed all over the world by young and old. Countries,
from ancient Babylon to modern Japan, are proud of their brews.
Let us look at some additional beer trivia:
* Around 4,000 years ago, in Babylon, there was a traditional
practice that for the month after a wedding, the father of
the bride made available to the groom an unlimited amount
of mead. Mead is a beer based on honey, and because the Babylonians'
calendar was based on the movements of the moon, this time
period was called the "honey month" and is now known
as the "Honeymoon."
* The American beer industry was particularly hit hard
by Prohibition. Magan-breweries were the only breweries to
survive Prohibition and that was only because of diversifying
into other fields. The beer industry didn't make a full recovery
until the 1970s, with the revival of home brew and craft beer
movements.
* When in an English pub, it is customary to order ale
by the pint or quart. Back in old England, if the customers
got rambunctious, the publican (pub owner) would yell at them
to settle down and to mind their own pints and quarts. Hence,
the saying "Mind your Ps and Qs." Alternately, the
story goes that records of beer purchases were posted on a
board under "P" for pints and "Q" for
quarts. The publican would remind the barmaids to "mind
their Ps and Qs so that they might get the proper payment
for the drinks.
* The popular Scandinavian toast skaal (skol) comes from
the word skole, or the drinking bowl designed after the shape
of the upper half of a human skull. At first, the actual skulls
of enemy killed in battle were used as bowls. I strongly believe
in recycling but this goes a bit too far...
* The expression "rule of thumb" originated from
the practice used, before the introduction of thermometers,
to describe brewers using their thumbs to test the temperature
of their maturing brew. If the brew was too cold, the yeast
would not grow and if too hot, the yeast would die.
In old England, a publican and his alewife barely had time
to take a moment for themselves:
* They had to have their own land to farm in order to grow
the carbs needed to make beer, wine, mead, and cider, plus
growing sufficient foods to feed the tavern guests.
* They had to tend farm animals as well as keep a garden.
* They needed to provide rooms and stables for their guests
and their horses. A precursor to the parking garage?
* They needed to have enough education to be able to keep
the books, bills, and to collect payments due as well as managing
the payroll for their employees.
* Elephants have an incredibly strong attraction to beer
and other forms of alcohol. They will even hunt for fermenting
durian fruit in Malaysia. They must love the alcoholic content
of the durian because the fruit is reputed to emit an odor
of rotten eggs or worse.
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