24 facts you didn't know about beer

[insanim8er]

 

[daveooph131]

What I got out of this.....Drink MORE beer

 

[dfc]

Yep, beer is good.

 

[Homercidal]

America is 11th by capita?? This needs to change!

We can't let some commie state beat us! Chug, chug, chug!! USA! USA! USA!

 

[lustreking]

But if the very first "fact" is false, how can I believe any of the rest?

 

[DrunkleJon]

Fact 8 as well. IPA's were not created to make the beer last the trip to India.

http://www.beerconnoisseur.com/the-origins-of-ipa

Because of its popularity, most craft drinkers know – or think they know – how IPA began. To quote one version of the popular history of the style: "Back in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, England held a large colonial presence in India. The soldiers, sailors and civilians had a huge appetite for beer. Trouble was, the voyage to India was long, and by the time the ship made it there the traditional beers had spoiled. Even when they didn't, the dark porters that were popular at the time weren't quite the ticket in the hot climate of India. George Hodgson of the Bow Brewery in London was the first person to come up with an answer to this problem. He began brewing a lighter style of beer, known as pale ale. Hodgson realized that high alcohol and hop levels would retard spoilage. His process succeeded, and for about 50 years he held a virtual monopoly on the market."

Trouble is, almost none of the above is true. Ale and beer were being successfully exported to India – and farther – from at least the beginning of the 18th century, and while there was some spoilage, the beers that were being sent out could easily last a year or more in cask. So nobody needed to invent a new style of beer to survive the journey better. Porter continued to be popular in India through the 19th century, and strong dark beers are still drunk in hot climates, from Sri Lanka to the West Indies. Pale ales were around for at least a century before George Hodgson began brewing.

 

[Canti4341]

And the $1000 for the most expensive beer. Dave just sold for $2k a bottle.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

Number 24 is missing the fact that the first canned beer was canned in New Jersey.

 

[Jaybird]

I suffer from CENOSILLICAPHOBIA myself.... Always have! and now I know there is a term for it...


Cheers
Jay

 

[Trail]

A lot of these are apocryphal or just plain made up. Too bad.

I can't find a source for the drunk driving charioteer incident, all the other hits for the text point to other versions of this story. Plus vestal virgins weren't an Egyptian thing.