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Philistine pottery beer jug. Beer is one of the oldest human-produced drinks. The written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia records the use of beer, and the drink has spread throughout the world; a 3,900-year-old Sumerian poem honouring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, contains the oldest surviving beer-recipe, describing the production of beer from barley bread, and in China ...
In the 16th century, alcohol beverage consumption reached 100 liters per person per year in Valladolid, Spain, and Polish peasants consumed up to three liters of beer per day. In Coventry, England, the average amount of beer and ale consumed was about 17 pints per person per week, compared to about three pints today; nationwide, consumption was ...
Old English: Beore 'beer'. In early forms of English and in the Scandinavian languages, the usual word for beer was the word whose Modern English form is ale. [1] The modern word beer comes into present-day English from Old English bēor, itself from Common Germanic, it is found throughout the West Germanic and North Germanic dialects (modern Dutch and German bier, Old Norse bjórr).
Corona is now brewed in China for the Australasia market. It is the top-selling brand of imported beer in the United States. [5] It is often served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle to add tartness and flavor. [6] The recipe for the mash bill includes corn as well as the barley malt and hops traditionally used for making beer.
Beer has been brewed in England for thousands of years. As a beer brewing country, it is known for top fermented cask beer (also called real ale) which finishes maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with only natural carbonation. English beer styles include bitter, mild, brown ale and old ale. Stout, porter ...
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In series 2, episode 2 of the UK TV series Skins, Michelle wears a shirt with the company's logo. J. R. Ewing is seen at a bar with a bottle of Lone Star in season 12, episode 20 (originally aired March 31, 1989), of Dallas. Lone Star Beer was the underwriter for the PBS music program Austin City Limits from 1976 to 1983 (seasons 1–8). [5]
A vintage Schaefer beer can (originally for sale in Puerto Rico) During the 1970s and 1980s, Schaefer was one of the top selling beers in Puerto Rico and Guam. [citation needed] A large and quite famous Schaefer beer billboard was once displayed at the main entrance to the city of Bayamón. Schaefer still holds the record for being the beer ...