15 interesting facts about beer

1. Beer is the second most popular beverage in the world, coming in behind tea.
2. Monks brewing beer in the Middle Ages were allowed to drink five quarts of beer a day.
3. The oldest known written recipe is for beer.
4. There are more than 20,000 brands of beer
5. Anheuser-Busch is the largest brewery in the US.
6. The egyptians used to have over 100 medicinal purposes for beer.
7. The longest bar in the world is the 684 foot long New Bulldog in Rock Island, IL.
   
8. The biggest beer fest is Octoberfest. It started out as a wedding ceremony.
9. As of 2001, 62% of Americans reported using a designated driver at least once.
10. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected in 1932 because of his promise to end Prohibition.
11. Beer was created as early as 4,300 BC
12. In Japan, beer is sold in vending machines, by street vendors and in the train stations.
13. Many actors started out as bartenders: Sandra Bullock, Bruce Willis, Tom Arnold, Chevy Chase, Kris Kristofferson and Bill Cosby are a few of these.
14. Beer is a source of B- complex vitamins.
15. If you collect beer bottles your are a labeorphilist.