“Beer's intellectual. What a shame so many idiots drink it.” ― Ray Bradbury, The October Country
Every now and again, I enjoy a pint (or two) of refreshing beer. As I've gotten older, my taste buds have matured and I've acquired an affinity for hoppy craft beer. I have several friends who brew and in the process, I've learned some fun facts about one of my favorite beverages including the following:
- The oldest known recipe for beer is over 4,000 years old, made by the Sumerians.
- Light is what makes beer go bad.
- Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty beer glass.
- George Washington had his own brewhouse on the grounds of Mount Vernon.
- Egyptian pyramid workers were paid with beer: one gallon (4 pints) per day.
- In the middle ages, beer was consumed more than water because the alcohol made it safer.
- The Code of Hammurabi decreed that bartenders who watered down beer would be executed.
- Fried beer won Most Creative Fried Food at the 2010 Texas State Fair.
- J.K. Rowling invented Quidditch in a pub.
- Zythology is the study of beer and beer making, including the role particular ingredients play in the brewing process.
OPTIONAL: Feel free to share your own factoids or favorite beverage in your log. Cheers to geocaching!