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Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used. The fermentation of the starch sugars in the wort produces ethanol and carbonation in the beer. Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks in the world, the most widely consumed, and the third most popular drink after water and tea. Most modern beer is brewed with hops, which add bitterness and other flavours and act as a natural preservative and stabilising agent. Other flavouring agents, such as gruit, herbs, or fruits, may be included or used instead of hops. In commercial brewing, natural carbonation is often replaced with forced carbonation.

Some of the earliest writings refer to the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabi included laws regulating it, and "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, a recipe for it.

Beer is distributed in bottles and cans and is also commonly available on draught, particularly in pubs and bars. The brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. The strength of modern beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (ABV).

Beer forms part of the culture of many nations and is associated with social traditions such as beer festivals, as well as activities like pub crawling, pub quizzes, and pub games. (Full article...)

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Greene King is a British pub and brewing company founded in 1799, currently based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The company also owns brands including Hungry Horse and Farmhouse Inns, as well as other pubs, restaurants and hotels. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), until it was acquired by CK Assets in October 2019.

Its best known beers are Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale, the third and fifth highest selling cask ales in Britain. (Full article...)

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Pilsner Urquell (German: [ˈpɪlznɐ ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌkvɛl]; Czech: Plzeňský prazdroj [ˈpl̩zɛɲskiː ˈprazdroj]) is a lager beer brewed by the Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Plzeň (German name: Pilsen), Czech Republic. Pilsner Urquell was the world's first pale lager, and its popularity meant it was much copied, and named pils, pilsner or pilsener. It is hopped with Saaz hops, a noble hop variety that is a key element in its flavour profile, as is the use of soft water.^{[dead link]} It is available in 330 ml, 355 ml and 500 ml aluminium cans and green or brown bottles.

Almost all draught Pilsner Urquell is sold filtered, but small quantities are available in limited amounts unfiltered. The majority of the beer is sold in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and South Korea, it is also sold in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Sweden, Hungary and Austria. In recent years, the unpasteurized "tank" version of the beer has become increasingly available. (Full article...)

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James Eadie (1827–1904) was a Scottish brewer who founded an eponymous brewery in Burton on Trent which operated for 90 years.

Eadie was born at Blackford, Perthshire one of the 14 children of William Eadie and his wife Mary Stewart and was baptised on 12 Jan 1827. His father had founded a small brewhouse at Blackford in the early 19th century as part of a posting hotel with livery stables on Moray Street. In 1842 Eadie moved to Fazeley. Staffordshire where his brother John (1811-1883) was a tea dealer. He began a business supplying malt to brewers around Fazeley and extended the business to cover Burton on Trent. In 1854 Eadie established a brewery in Cross Street Burton. By 1891 Eadie was living at Barrow Hall, Barrow-upon-Trent. He also acquired an estate in Scotland at Glenrinnes, Banffshire He became Deputy Lieutenant of Banffshire on 24 May 1900 and in 1902 erected a monument near Favillar, Moray in commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII. (Full article...)

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... that brewer Sophie de Ronde is allergic to most beer?
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... that Jaega Wise co-hosted the television series Beer Masters alongside musician James Blunt?
... that Pope Pius IX gave the monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey permission to brew Saint Vincent Beer?
... that the country song "Beer Beer, Truck Truck" was based on a viral TikTok video by Erynn Chambers intended to satirize country music?

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The main brewhouse, viewed from
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The Henry Weinhard Brewery complex, also the Cellar Building and Brewhouse and Henry Weinhard's City Brewery, is a former brewery in Portland, Oregon. Since 2000, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In that same year, construction began to reuse the property as a multi-block, mixed-use development known as the Brewery Blocks. (Full article...)

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Budweiser Budvar beer (Czechoslovakia).

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Budweiser Budvar beer (Czechoslovakia).

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The following are images from various beer- and brewing-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Rock mortars in Raqefet Cave, used to make beer during the Stone Age. (from History of beer)
Image 2Castaña, a smoked beer with chestnuts from Cerex in Extremadura, Spain (from Craft beer)
Image 3Põhjala Brewery, Estonia (from Craft beer)
Image 4A 16th-century brewery (from History of beer)
Image 5Modern closed fermentation vessels (from Brewing)
Image 6Brew kettles at Brasserie La Choulette in France (from Brewing)
Image 7A hydrometer measures beer's specific gravity (from History of beer)
Image 8Lauter tun (from Brewing)
Image 9Zoigl beers from the communal brewhouses of Oberpfalz in Germany (from Craft beer)
Image 10Spent grain, a brewing by-product (from Brewing)
Image 11Traditional fermenting building (center) and modern fermenting building (left) in Pilsner Urquell Brewery (Czech Republic) (from History of beer)
Image 12Philistine pottery beer jug (from History of beer)
Image 13Alulu beer receipt recording a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BCE, from the Sumerian city of Umma in ancient Iraq. (from History of beer)
Image 14Bill Urquhart at Litchborough Brewery (from Craft beer)
Image 15Gambrinus – king of beer (from History of beer)
Image 16Great Leap Brewing operates a chain of brewpubs in China (from Craft beer)
Image 17A mash tun at the Bass Museum in Burton-upon-Trent (from Brewing)
Image 18Robohop, a session IPA from Cervisiam in Oslo, Norway (from Craft beer)
Image 19Casks of real ale from British microbreweries at a beer festival (from Craft beer)
Image 20A yard of ale at Jolly Brewery, Taiwan (from Craft beer)
Image 21A growler of beer from Flounder Brewing, a nanobrewery in New Jersey, US (from Craft beer)
Image 22Malted barley before kilning or roasting (from Brewing)
Image 23Yeast ring used by Swedish homebrewers in the 19th century to preserve the yeast between brewing sessions. (from History of beer)
Image 24A 16th-century brewery (from Brewing)
Image 25Cask ales with gravity dispense at a beer festival (from Brewing)
Image 26Pasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (from Craft beer)
Image 27A selection of French craft beers (from Craft beer)
Image 28A replica of ancient Egyptian beer, brewed from emmer wheat by the Courage brewery in 1996 (from History of beer)
Image 29Microbreweries, regional breweries, and brew pubs per capita (from Craft beer)
Image 30Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver (from Craft beer)
Image 31The Alulu beer receipt records a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BC from the Sumerian city of Umma in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq). (from Brewing)
Image 32A beer sommelier tapping a barrel for a taste at Nebraska Brewing Company (from Craft beer)
Image 33Conditioning tanks at Anchor Brewing Company (from Brewing)
Image 34Hop cone grown in a hop field, Hallertau, Germany (from Brewing)
Image 35Open vessels showing fermentation taking place (from Brewing)
Image 36Mexican craft beer from Tequixquiac in Zumpango Region (from Craft beer)
Image 37Irish Craft Beer Festival, 2015 (from Craft beer)
Image 38Craft brewing at Allagash in Portland, Maine (from Craft beer)
Image 39Diatomaceous earth, used to create a filtration bed (from Brewing)
Image 40Bergenhus microbrewery, Bergen, Norway (from Craft beer)
Image 41A can of Juicy Ass IPA from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada (from Craft beer)
Image 42The Caledonian Brewery, founded in 1869, Edinburgh, Scotland (from History of beer)
Image 43A funerary model of a bakery and brewery, from the Eleventh dynasty of Egypt, c. 2009–1998 BCE (from History of beer)
Image 44D. G. Yuengling & Son is the oldest operating brewing company in the US, established in 1829. It is also the largest craft brewer, and the 6th largest brewing company overall. (from Craft beer)
Image 45Smoked beer from the Schlenkerla brewpub in Bamberg, Germany (from Craft beer)
Image 46Spontaneous fermentation at Timmermans in Belgium (from Brewing)
Image 47Bottling beer in a modern facility, 1945, Australia (from History of beer)
Image 48World beer consumption per capita (from History of beer)
Image 49Dogo Beer from Minakuchi-shuzō microbrewery in Matsuyama, Japan (from Craft beer)

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Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

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The Buffalo Theory as explained on an episode of Cheers by Cliff Clavin to his drinking buddy, Norm Peterson

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