Interesting facts about beer that are worth knowing

FACT №1 The first brewers were women

Until the 18th century, only the representatives of the fairer sex were engaged in brewing beer. In all countries where beer was brewed, there was just such a trend. Also, women often became patrons of beer, such as Ninkasi and Menket.

FACT №2 Slavic "beer"

The Slavic word "пиво" comes from the verb "пить". In ancient times, any drink was called beer.

FACT №3 Beer from rice

In ancient China, beer was made from sprouted rice, as well as from the addition of fruits to rice.

FACT №4 Egyptians drank beer instead of water

In ancient Egypt, due to the general pollution of the Nile River, local residents preferred to drink beer instead of ordinary water. Thus, during the construction of the pyramids, Egyptian workers were given three glasses of beer a day to quench their thirst and increase their work capacity. And yet, it was assumed that a beer-drinking laborer would not riot at work.

ACT №5 Favorite beer

The most common type of beer is lager. The share of lager in world consumption reaches 80%.

FACT №6 Chips as the favorite snack with beer

Chips are thought to have been invented by accident. A chef named George Cram, in response to the tycoon's criticism that he cuts the potatoes too thick, decides to cut the potatoes paper-thin and fry them. After a while, what he made became the most popular dish in the restaurant, called chips.

FACT №7 International Beer Day

Beer Day is celebrated on the first Friday of August. The first beer day took place in 2007 in the USA. Until 2012, the holiday was already celebrated in 50 countries, in more than 200 cities.
National Beer Day is an unofficial annual holiday celebrated by American beer drinkers on April 7. This date was chosen to commemorate the enactment of the Cullen-Harrison Act in 1933.

FACT №8 Beer phobias

Beer has become so popular that it has given rise to phobias. An example is Chenosilicatephobia, the fear of an empty beer glass. And this fear is easy to understand.

FACT №9 Guinness foam is different

Guinness" beer has a surprising property: its bubbles do not rise up, but fall to the bottom of the glass. Filling it correctly is a real art. Thus, a pleasant taste occurs not during the first sip, but during the last sip.

FACT №10

Zitology is the name of a scientific research discipline that deals with the study of beer and the peculiarities of its preparation. Specialists in this field study all types of components for creating foam, as well as production technology.

FACT №11

The calorie content of beer is lower than apple juice, Coca-Cola, other carbonated drinks, as well as drinks with sugar and milk.

FACT №12

There are more than 400 types of beer.
In addition to traditional beer, you can also taste beer with the taste of pizza and chocolate donuts. With milk, banana, watermelon or coffee flavor.

FACT №13

Most beers are frozen at -2°C and remain drinkable after freezing, but lose flavor and aroma.

FACT №14

The weakest alcoholic beer was made in 1918 in Germany.
The drink contained only 0.2% alcohol. And the strongest beer in the world is called "Snake Venom", it contains 67.5% alcohol, it is prepared in Scotland by evaporating the water from ordinary beer after fermentation. The manufacturer recommends tasting the drink with small sips.

FACT №15

The biggest beer festival is Oktoberfest, which is held every year in Munich for 16 days, from the last days of September to the end of the first week of October. About 6 million tourists come to the festival every time.

FACT №16

One third of the world's largest breweries were created in Bavaria.

FACT №17

The science of beer is called Zytology. The term is derived from two Greek words: "Zythos" (beer) and "Logos" (research). And in Germany, there is the Munich Beer Institute, whose scientists have proven that, thanks to its unique composition, 1 liter of unfiltered German beer is 10 times healthier than 1 liter of milk.

FACT №18

Studies have shown that beer strengthens bones and reduces the risk of kidney stones by 40%.