Smite A. Hippie

One of my favorite things in the world is beer, and I’m not talking about Coors Light here, people. I mean good beer; from local microbrews, to Guinness, to Schneider’s Aventinus (which I’m currently consuming as I write this.)

I present to you – Ten cool beer facts:

• Way back in the 1900’s, nearly all saloons were under the ownership of the brewery that made the beer served there and the weekly earnings of the bartenders were $10-$15.
• When on a Safari in Africa, President Theodore Roosevelt carried with him no less than 500 gallons of beer.
• The expression “Rule of Thumb” actually came from brewers, who used to insert their thumb into the mix during the beer making process to find out when the temperature was just right for the yeast to be added.
• The expression “Wet Your Whistle” in fact can be traced to a fascinating tale from England. It appears that whistles were in fact baked into the edge of beer mugs in order to enable beer drinkers get the waiter’s attention to refill their mugs.
• The term “cerevisaphile” refers to any body that enjoys beer.
• The expression “Mind Your P’s & Q’s” comes from the time when ale was ordered in English bars, the order was taken in pints or quarts. When someone became slightly drunk the bartender would holler at that person to mind his pints & quarts.
• In Japan, you will see beer being sold at train stations, in vending machines, and also by street vendors.
• The recipe for making beer is the oldest one ever to be written.
• The actors Bruce Willis, Bill Cosby, Sandra Bullock, Tom Arnold, and Chevy Chase are some of the stars that began their careers serving beer as bartenders.
• Next to tea, beer is the second most well liked beverage in the world, enjoyed by millions.

h/t – Beer Satori