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Introduction

*At the Café* by Édouard Manet, circa 1879

Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grain—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize, rice, and oats are also used. The grain is mashed to convert starch in the grain to sugars, which dissolve in water to form wort. Fermentation of the wort by yeast produces ethanol and carbonation in the beer. Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and one of the most popular of all drinks. Most modern beer is brewed with hops, which add bitterness and other flavours and act as a natural preservative and stabilizer. Other flavouring agents, such as gruit, herbs, or fruits, may be included or used instead of hops. In commercial brewing, natural carbonation is often replaced with forced carbonation.

Beer is distributed in bottles and cans, and is commonly available on draught in pubs and bars. The brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational corporations and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. The strength of modern beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (ABV).

Some of the earliest writings mention the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabi (1750 BC) included laws regulating it, while "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, contains a recipe for it. Beer forms part of the culture of many nations and is associated with social traditions such as beer festivals, as well as activities like pub games. Beer can cause health issues if consumed often or in excess; alcohol is an IARC group 1 carcinogen. (Full article...)

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Lambic (English: /ˈlæmbɪk/ LAM-bik; French: [lɑ̃bik] ^ⓘ; Dutch: lambiek [lɑmˈbik] ^ⓘ) is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels since the 13th century. Types of lambic beer include gueuze, kriek lambic, and framboise. Lambic differs from most other beers in that it is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria native to the Zenne valley, as opposed to exposure to carefully cultivated strains of brewer's yeast. This process gives the beer its distinctive flavour: dry, vinous, and cidery, often with a tart aftertaste. (Full article...)

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Miller Lite is a light American lager produced by Molson Coors with 4.2% alcohol by volume (ABV) and reduced calories. It was introduced in 1973 in limited markets by the Miller Brewing Company (then owned by Philip Morris, Inc.) followed by national distribution in 1975.

Its market success prompted other brewers to introduce their own reduced calorie "light" beers. As a result, sales of light beer in the United States went from a negligible amount before Miller Lite was introduced in 1973 to 44% of the United States beer market by 2002. (Full article...)

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Portrait of Guinness, dated 1759

Arthur Guinness (c. 24 September 1725 – 23 January 1803) was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness stout, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759.

Guinness was born in Clonoughlis, Celbridge, County Kildare, in 1725. His father was employed by Arthur Price, a bishop of the Church of Ireland. Guinness himself was later employed by Price, and upon his death in 1752, both he and his father were bequeathed funds from Price's will. Guinness then worked at his stepmother's public house before founding a brewery in Leixlip. In 1759, during a financial crisis that created an abundance of affordable property, Guinness moved to Dublin and purchased an abandoned brewery from the Rainsford family. It was originally an ale brewery, but Guinness began producing porter in 1778, and by 1799, production of ale ceased with the popularity of his darker beer. (Full article...)

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Canal Street Brewing Co., LLC, doing business as Founders Brewing Company, is a brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, known for producing several highly rated and award-winning craft-style ales, including KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout), Centennial IPA, Dirty Bastard, and Founders Porter. Since its founding as a craft brewery in the mid-1990s, it has grown to become the 15th largest brewery in the United States, and a prominent member of the West Michigan brewing industry. It is now majority-owned by Mahou San Miguel of Spain. (Full article...)

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Karlovačko

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A can of Karlovačko beer

General images

The following are images from various beer- and brewing-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Spontaneous fermentation at Timmermans in Belgium (from Brewing)
Image 2Bergenhus microbrewery, Bergen, Norway (from Craft beer)
Image 3Irish Craft Beer Festival, 2015 (from Craft beer)
Image 4Malted barley before kilning or roasting (from Brewing)
Image 5A funerary model of a bakery and brewery, from the Eleventh dynasty of Egypt, c. 2009–1998 BCE (from History of beer)
Image 6The Caledonian Brewery, founded in 1869, Edinburgh, Scotland (from History of beer)
Image 7Bill Urquhart at Litchborough Brewery (from Craft beer)
Image 8Bottling beer in a modern facility, 1945, Australia (from History of beer)
Image 9Conditioning tanks at Anchor Brewing Company (from Brewing)
Image 10Hop cone grown in a hop field, Hallertau, Germany (from Brewing)
Image 11Castaña, a smoked beer with chestnuts from Cerex in Extremadura, Spain (from Craft beer)
Image 12Modern closed fermentation vessels (from Brewing)
Image 13Diatomaceous earth, used to create a filtration bed (from Brewing)
Image 14Smoked beer from the Schlenkerla brewpub in Bamberg, Germany (from Craft beer)
Image 15Brew kettles at Brasserie La Choulette in France (from Brewing)
Image 16Cask ales with gravity dispense at a beer festival (from Brewing)
Image 17Robohop, a session IPA from Cervisiam in Oslo, Norway (from Craft beer)
Image 18Alulu beer receipt recording a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BCE, from the Sumerian city of Umma in ancient Iraq. (from History of beer)
Image 19The Alulu beer receipt records a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BC, from the Sumerian city of Umma in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq). (from Brewing)
Image 20Rock mortars in Raqefet Cave, used to make beer during the Stone Age. (from History of beer)
Image 21A mash tun at the Bass Museum in Burton-upon-Trent (from Brewing)
Image 22A growler of beer from Flounder Brewing, a nanobrewery in New Jersey, US (from Craft beer)
Image 23A hydrometer measures beer's specific gravity (from History of beer)
Image 24Casks of real ale from British microbreweries at a beer festival (from Craft beer)
Image 25A beer sommelier tapping a barrel for a taste at Nebraska Brewing Company (from Craft beer)
Image 26A 16th-century brewery (from Brewing)
Image 27Zoigl beers from the communal brewhouses of Oberpfalz in Germany (from Craft beer)
Image 28Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver (from Craft beer)
Image 29Great Leap Brewing operates a chain of brewpubs in China. (from Craft beer)
Image 30Põhjala Brewery, Estonia (from Craft beer)
Image 31A 16th-century brewery (from History of beer)
Image 32A yard of ale at Jolly Brewery, Taiwan (from Craft beer)
Image 33Dogo Beer from Minakuchi-shuzō microbrewery in Matsuyama, Japan (from Craft beer)
Image 34A can of Juicy Ass IPA from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada (from Craft beer)
Image 35Lauter tun (from Brewing)
Image 36Traditional fermenting building (center) and modern fermenting building (left) in Pilsner Urquell Brewery (Czech Republic) (from History of beer)
Image 37World beer consumption per capita (from History of beer)
Image 38A replica of ancient Egyptian beer, brewed from emmer wheat by the Courage brewery in 1996 (from History of beer)
Image 39Philistine pottery beer jug (from History of beer)
Image 40Open vessels showing fermentation taking place (from Brewing)
Image 41A selection of French craft beers (from Craft beer)
Image 42Pasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (from Craft beer)
Image 43Spent grain, a brewing by-product (from Brewing)
Image 44D. G. Yuengling & Son is the oldest operating brewing company in the US, established in 1829. It is also the largest craft brewer and the 6th largest brewing company. (from Craft beer)
Image 45Microbreweries, regional breweries, and brew pubs per capita (from Craft beer)
Image 46Gambrinus – king of beer (from History of beer)

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Well ya 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 is 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. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, 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. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

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The Buffalo Theory as explained on an episode of Cheers by Cliff Clavin to his drinking buddy, Norm Peterson

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