"It's beer 30"
DisturbdChemist said:“Well, you see, Norm, it’s like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.”
-Cliff Claven, Cheers
prrriiide said:"In wine there is truth. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria."
Attributed to David Auerbach (also to Ben Franklin, but they didn't know about bacteria in the 1700s...)
"The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is very hard to determine their authenticity"
-Abraham Lincoln
Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed - Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.
-Deep Thought, Jack Handy
Anyways, I'm not sure it qualifies as a "quote" per se, but I'm going to have to go with the short poem, "Lines on Ale".
My wife got that for me for Christmas!I'm reading this interesting book called, The Search for God and Guinness by Stephen Mansfield, which is a history of the Guinness family, and also a history of the importance that beer played in early Christianity (Basically up til the anti-german sentiment of wwI)
There's some great quotes from theologians like Martin Luther, Calvin, and this one from St. Arnold (One of the Patron Saints of beer)
"From Man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world."