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Introduction

Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks in the world, the most widely consumed, and the third most popular drink after water and tea. Beer is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used. The fermentation of the starch sugars in the wort produces ethanol and carbonation in the beer. Most modern beer is brewed with hops, which add bitterness and other flavours and act as a natural preservative and stabilising agent. 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.

Some of the earliest writings refer to the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabi included laws regulating it, and "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, a recipe for it.

Beer is distributed in bottles and cans and is also commonly available on draught, particularly in pubs and bars. The brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies 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).

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 crawling, pub quizzes, and pub games. (Full article...)

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The Pabst Brewing Company (/ˈpæpst/) is an American company that dates its origins to a brewing company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best and was, by 1889, named after Frederick Pabst. It is currently a holding company which contracts the brewing of over two dozen brands of beer and malt liquor: these include its own flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon, as well as brands from many now-defunct breweries.

Pabst is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. On March 16, 2021, it was announced that Blue Ribbon Partners, an investment platform led by American beer and beverage entrepreneur Eugene Kashper, owns 100% of Pabst Brewing Company. Blue Ribbon Partners is focused on beer and beverages in the US. Prior to current ownership, on November 13, 2014, Pabst announced that it had completed its sale to Blue Ribbon Intermediate Holdings, LLC, which was a partnership between Eugene Kashper and TSG Consumer Partners, a San Francisco–based private equity firm. Prior reports suggested the price agreed upon was around $700 million. (Full article...)

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Red Stripe is a 4.7% ABV pale lager brewed by Desnoes & Geddes in Jamaica and the Netherlands. It was first introduced in 1928 from a recipe developed by Paul H. Geddes and Bill Martindale. In 1993, Guinness Brewing Worldwide, now Diageo, acquired a controlling interest in Desnoes & Geddes, and took over international distribution in many markets. In 2015, Heineken acquired Diageo's stake and stated it would launch an offer for the shares it did not own. (Full article...)

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Waldemar Stoud Platou (11 August 1868 – 13 July 1930) was a Norwegian businessperson. He had a long career in the brewery industry. (Full article...)

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... that at the 1965 World Pentathlon Championships, Herbert Polzhuber was said to have drunk ten beers and a bottle of cognac before firing his pistol at the ground and passing out?
... that Ein Samiya, which provides the water for Taybeh, the first beer brewed in Palestine, was depopulated in 2023 after harassment by neighboring Israeli settlers?
... that 100 beerhouses were licensed in Brighton (population 40,000) in the first week after the Beerhouse Act 1830 was enacted?
... that Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority general manager Phillip Eng brews his own beer?
... that Pope Pius IX gave the monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey permission to brew Saint Vincent Beer?
... that the country song "Beer Beer, Truck Truck" was based on a viral TikTok video by Erynn Chambers intended to satirize country music?

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Stones Brewery (William Stones Ltd) was a brewery founded in 1868 by William Stones in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and purchased by Bass Brewery in 1968. After its closure in 1999, its major brand, Stones Bitter, has continued to be produced by the Molson Coors Brewing Company.

William Stones had started brewing in 1847 in Sheffield with Joseph Watts. Following Watts' death in 1854, Stones continued brewing by himself. In 1868, he purchased the lease of the Neepsend Brewery and renamed it the Cannon Brewery. He continued to brew there until his death in 1894. Stones' success saw him die as one of the richest men in Sheffield, although he lived a modest life. The company was taken over by Bass in 1968. In 2000, Bass sold its brewing operations to the Belgian brewer Interbrew who were ordered by the Competition Commission to sell the Stones brand. In 2002, the brand was purchased by the American Coors Brewing Company, who merged to become Molson Coors in 2005. (Full article...)

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Wychwood Brewery

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Circle Master beer from Wychwood Brewery

General images

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

Image 1Hop cone grown in a hop field, Hallertau, Germany (from Brewing)
Image 2A replica of ancient Egyptian beer, brewed from emmer wheat by the Courage brewery in 1996 (from History of beer)
Image 3Malted barley before kilning or roasting (from Brewing)
Image 4Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver (from Craft beer)
Image 5Great Leap Brewing operates a chain of brewpubs in China (from Craft beer)
Image 6Bill Urquhart at Litchborough Brewery (from Craft beer)
Image 7A growler of beer from Flounder Brewing, a nanobrewery in New Jersey, US (from Craft beer)
Image 8Castaña, a smoked beer with chestnuts from Cerex in Extremadura, Spain (from Craft beer)
Image 9Robohop, a session IPA from Cervisiam in Oslo, Norway (from Craft beer)
Image 10Bergenhus microbrewery, Bergen, Norway (from Craft beer)
Image 11Dogo Beer from Minakuchi-shuzō microbrewery in Matsuyama, Japan (from Craft beer)
Image 12Smoked beer from the Schlenkerla brewpub in Bamberg, Germany (from Craft beer)
Image 13World beer consumption per capita (from History of beer)
Image 14Lauter tun (from Brewing)
Image 15Modern closed fermentation vessels (from Brewing)
Image 16Yeast ring used by Swedish homebrewers in the 19th century to preserve the yeast between brewing sessions. (from History of beer)
Image 17Gambrinus – king of beer (from History of beer)
Image 18Cask ales with gravity dispense at a beer festival (from Brewing)
Image 19Mexican craft beer from Tequixquiac in Zumpango Region (from Craft beer)
Image 20Irish Craft Beer Festival, 2015 (from Craft beer)
Image 21A beer sommelier tapping a barrel for a taste at Nebraska Brewing Company (from Craft beer)
Image 22D. 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 overall. (from Craft beer)
Image 23A can of Juicy Ass IPA from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada (from Craft beer)
Image 24Brew kettles at Brasserie La Choulette in France (from Brewing)
Image 25Casks of real ale from British microbreweries at a beer festival (from Craft beer)
Image 26Diatomaceous earth, used to create a filtration bed (from Brewing)
Image 27Põhjala Brewery, Estonia (from Craft beer)
Image 28Spent grain, a brewing by-product (from Brewing)
Image 29A mash tun at the Bass Museum in Burton-upon-Trent (from Brewing)
Image 30Microbreweries, regional breweries, and brew pubs per capita (from Craft beer)
Image 31The Caledonian Brewery, founded in 1869, Edinburgh, Scotland (from History of beer)
Image 32The 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 33Philistine pottery beer jug (from History of beer)
Image 34A hydrometer measures beer's specific gravity (from History of beer)
Image 35A 16th-century brewery (from Brewing)
Image 36Alulu 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 37A 16th-century brewery (from History of beer)
Image 38Bottling beer in a modern facility, 1945, Australia (from History of beer)
Image 39Traditional fermenting building (center) and modern fermenting building (left) in Pilsner Urquell Brewery (Czech Republic) (from History of beer)
Image 40Open vessels showing fermentation taking place (from Brewing)
Image 41A selection of French craft beers (from Craft beer)
Image 42A funerary model of a bakery and brewery, from the Eleventh dynasty of Egypt, c. 2009–1998 BCE (from History of beer)
Image 43Rock mortars in Raqefet Cave, used to make beer during the Stone Age. (from History of beer)
Image 44Spontaneous fermentation at Timmermans in Belgium (from Brewing)
Image 45A yard of ale at Jolly Brewery, Taiwan (from Craft beer)
Image 46Zoigl beers from the communal brewhouses of Oberpfalz in Germany (from Craft beer)
Image 47Craft brewing at Allagash in Portland, Maine (from Craft beer)
Image 48Conditioning tanks at Anchor Brewing Company (from Brewing)
Image 49Pasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (from Craft 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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WikiProject Beer is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in beer and beer-related subjects. They have come together to coordinate the development of beer and brewery articles here on Wikipedia. Additionally, other groups have formed other projects that entertain subjects that are directly related to beer, bartending and pubs. Additionally, the mixed drinks project covers topics that include beer cocktails. If any of these subjects pique your interest, please feel free to visit their projects. These groups would love to have you participate!

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