In a normal year, Oktoberfest would be winding down just about now, but even with the 2021 Oktoberfest cancelled, we’ve still got today — National Drink Beer Day.
Beer continues to be the world’s most popular adult beverage. I think most beers fall into either the lager or ale categories — I personally prefer the lagers. New breweries are opening around here, and most places, all the time. The so-called “craft beer” industry just seems to keep growing. The beer connoisseurs today drink something drastically different from their grandfather’s beers.
Historians point to beer as a ceremonial drink over 5,000 years ago because papyrus scrolls have been discovered documenting early beer recipes. But the Mesopotamians may have actually been the first to develop beer over 10,000 years ago…. before recorded history.
Today, in some European cities like Prague, ordering beer in a restaurant is cheaper than ordering water. I’ve read that upon arrival in the new world, brewing beer was one of the first things on the Pilgrims’ to-do list.
So, today — National Drink Beer Day — drink responsibly, but have a good time. My friend, Winfried, used to say, “everybody should believe in something — I believe I’ll have another beer.”
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