The first production of beer took place around 6000 ago in Mesopotamia. At that time it was considered the best, noble occupation for women. ¹⁾

The color of the beer has nothing to do with the alcohol content. ²⁾

It is possible to make beer without hops. Hops in beer are only an additive that improves the flavor. ³⁾

Beer bottles are made of dark glass because dark glass retains more solar radiation than white glass, which is responsible for the breakdown of the compounds found in hops. ⁴⁾

Beer is the third most popular drink in the world right after water and tea. It is the most common alcoholic beverage. ⁵⁾

In ancient Egypt, beer was believed to be a drink that could be used to cure diseases. ⁶⁾

According to Manfred Heun of the University of Life Sciences in Oslo, beer production may have been the main reason humans started growing wheat. ⁷⁾

The patron saint of hop-pickers and Belgian breweries is Arnold of Soissons. ⁸⁾

It is only since 2011 that beer has been considered alcohol in Russia. ⁹⁾

According to the Code of Hammurabi, an innkeeper who dares to dilute beer deserves the death penalty. ¹⁰⁾

The main prize in the wife-carrying competition is as many liters of beer as the winner's wife weighs. ¹¹⁾

The Kobe cows whose meat is used to make the most expensive beef in the world are served beer to whet their appetites. ¹²⁾

Workers who built the Egyptian pyramids received beer with bread as part of their pay. ¹³⁾

Carlsberg Brewery brought a direct source of beer to his home in 1922 after Danish physicist Niels Bohr was awarded the Nobel Prize as recognition. ¹⁴⁾

German Oliver Struempfel set a Guinness record by carrying 25 full beer mugs 40 meters. ¹⁵⁾