1) California drinks the most beer in the United States.
2 The most popular US beer is Bud Lite.
3) 72 pints of beer makes a Firkin.
4) The word "bridal" comes from the 19th century Englishman's custom of taking his friends out for a final "Bride ale" the day before his wedding.
5) The first brewing of Pilsner beer took place in 1842 in Pilsen, Bohemia, now The Czech Republic.
6) The oldest active brewery in the world, started by Benedictine monks in 1040, is Weinstephan Brewery in Bavaria, Germany.
7) Saint Brigid is the Patron Saint of beer in Ireland. Why? It is said that while working in a leper colony she ran out of beer, the safe and nutritious drink for her leper patients.
However, her blessed power allowed her to turn her bath water into beer for them.
8) A barrel of beer contains 31 gallons. What American's refer to as a "keg" actually contains 15.5 gallons; only a half barrel.
9) In 1516, Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria enacted the worlds first consumer protection law. He established a purity law limiting the ingredients of beer only to barley, hops and water.
10) The Scandinavian toast "Skol" derives from "scole", a beer drinking bowl shaped like the upper part of a human skull. the Vikings actually drank their beer from the skulls of enemies killed in battle.
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