Interesting and funny beer facts from all over the world!
The German Reinheitsgebot (purity law) got introduced in 1516 by the Duke of Bavaria. This regulation only allowes hops, barley malt and water as the only ingredients to be used for beer and is still followed by most German breweries up till now.
Hops and Marijuana are relatives. Both are in the same family of flowering plants.
The City of Amsterdam pays 10 Euros, tobacco and 5 cans of beer per day to alcoholics cleaning the streets.
In Poland and the Czech Republic you can get beer via a doctor´s prescription to treat urological complaints. (Maybe that´s why the Czechs consume that much beer)
You can get a degree named „Master of Beer“. It´s non academic title given out by the Institute of Masters of Beer. It´s a complete course with lessons and final exams.
August 7th is International Beer Day! Cheers! Prost! Ypa! 乾杯! Skål! Na zdraví!
In ancient Egypt beer was used as compensation for the workers building the pyramids since it was a valid currency. They received 4l of beer per workday.
The consumption of beer was higher than the consumption of water in the middle ages since the alcohol was safer to drink than water which oftentimes was unclean and lead to sicknesses.
Russia declared beer as an alcoholic drink only in 2013
As a sign of appreciation for winning the Nobel prize, the Carlsberg brewery in Denmark gave Nils Bohr a house next to the brewery with a direct pipeline to the brewery for unlimted supply of beer.
The Vikings believed that there is a goat in Valhalla (Viking Heaven) whose udder provides unlimited supply of beer.