Trivia # 17 : Beer

• Beer is made by fermentation cause by bacteria feeding on yeast cells and then defecating.
• Beer is the second most popular beverage in the world, coming in behind tea.
• To get rid of the foam at the top of beer (the head), stick your fingers in it.
• Bavaria still defines beer as a staple food.
• Monks brewing beer in the Middle Ages were allowed to drink five quarts of beer a day.
• The oldest known written recipe is for beer.
• American beer is made mostly by rice, unlike the beers of other countries. This was invented to give American beer a lighter taste and tap into the market of women buyers.
• Beer is a source of B- complex vitamins.