Beer Trivia on Tap
Hops were used by monastery breweries, such as Corvey in Westphalia, Germany, from 822 AD, though the date normally given for widespread cultivation of hops for use in beer is the thirteenth century. 
IPA, India Pale Ale was invented to provide a way to ship beer to India from London. Regular porters would not survive the voyage arriving flat and sour due to microbe growth. Brewers upped the hop content and thusly the alcohol content making it suitable for shipment to India.
The oldest known written recipe is for beer.
In 1935 the canned beer industry was revolutionized by a vinyl plastic liner developed for cans made out of tin.
In Medieval Europe, brewing and baking went together. Thus women were the first European brewers and were often called ale wives
In Bavaria, beer is legally defined as a staple food.
George Washington installed a brewhouse on his grounds at Mount Vernon.
The first six-pack of beer was produced by the Pabst Brewery in the 1940s. The brewery conducted numerous studies, which found six cans were the ideal weight for the average housewife to carry home from the store.
A labeorphilist is a collector of beer bottles.
Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty glass.
A tegestologist is a collector of beer mats.
Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty glass.
A tegestologist is a collector of beer mats.
The music for "The Star Spangled Banner" was derived from a British drinking song called "Anacreon".
