There are more breweries in the U.S., than any other country in the world. Which didn't make sense to me at first because of how low we are on comsumption per capita chart. But then I realized how many people we have compared the the Czech Republic, and Ireland.
There are over 200 types of lagers and ales in production around the world today.
Before brewers had thermometers, remember beers been around for thousands of years, they would dip their thumb in the beer to calculate when to add the yeast into the brew, this is where the modern expression "rule of thumb" originated.
In ancient history, tavern owners found guilty of over charging for their beer were put to death by drowning. Pretty gruesome.
The first beer cans were made in 1935, when there was a need to transport beer in personal containers for more practical home consumption.
Jim Whitake was the first man to scale Mount Everest. A can of Seattle's own Rainer beer went with him.
According to a diary from a passenger on the Mayflower, the pilgrims stopped at Plymouth Rock instead of continuing to Virginia because they had run out of beer.
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