There are 6,999 drops of beer in a standard 12 ounce bottle.
In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalized by the Guinness Book of Records for chugging 2.5 pints of beer in 12 seconds.
Guinness may be as effective as daily aspirin in reducing the blood clots that cause heart attacks. (The benefit derives from antioxidants, which researchers say reduce cholesterol deposits on arterial walls. The compounds are found in dark Irish stouts but not their paler cousins.)
7000-6000 BC: Man enjoys the first "documented" primitive beer, but most historians believe it has probably been around as long as stored grain.
A 12 ounce beer has fewer calories than two slices of bread and contains no fat.
Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.
The phrase "mind your P's and Q's" comes from a time when beers were served in pints and quarts. It originally meant, "keep track of how much you drink and pay your bill accordingly."
Before the repeal of prohibition could be fully implemented with the 21st Amendment in December 1933, President Roosevelt signed "emergency" legislation in March 1933 to get the beer flowing.
National Prohibition began on January 6th, 1920, and lasted 13 years, 10 months, 19 days, 17 hours, 32 minutes and 30 seconds.
The beer industry contributes more than $30 billion annually in federal, state and local taxes generated and paid, including consumption taxes.
The beer industry contributes more than $162 billion to the U.S. economy annually, and its economic impact includes nearly 1.8 million jobs paying more than $54 billion in wages.
Before thermometers, brewers would dip their thumb or finger into the mix to find the right temperature for adding yeast. Thus, the phrase "rule of thumb".
Zymurgy, which means the science and art of yeast fermentation in brewing, is the very last word in the dictionary.
It was customary in the 13th Century to baptize children with beer.
In the State of Texas, it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
In Fairbanks, Alaska, it is illegal to give a beer to a moose.
