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Mind-blowing facts about beer

So your craft beer mate’s on their high horse AGAIN. How ‘bout you serve up a few little facts and figures that’ll have them saying “woah, that’s beery interesting”. (We’ll see ourselves out).

 

4 Mins read
02 Aug 2023
Heard of hops? It’s a vine-like plant added to beer for flavour.
Not something you can get at Bunnings unfort, but this plant is one of the key ingredients in beer – added alongside malt, wheat and water.
Obama was the first president to ever brew beer at the White House
When he wasn’t pardoning turkeys, or running one of the largest countries in the world, Obama was sitting there brewing a cheeky ale. Look, we have our doubts about whether it was him or someone else (Biden?), but he sure made history.
The world’s oldest brewery is almost 1,000 years old and is located in Germany.
Weihenstephan, located in Freising, used to be a monastery until it was converted into a beer factory in 1040. Cheeky trip to Germany for the 1,000th birthday?
In ancient times, people used to drink beer because it was cleaner than water.
Look, the Sumerians had a lot going on. War, trade… some dude called Gilgamesh (sick name btw), so it makes sense that clean drinking water wasn’t at the top of their list.
Beer Pong was invented sometime between 1950-60 at Dartmouth University.
When students would leave their cups on ping pong tables in the dorms, one thing led to another. The exact year this great game was invented is a hotly debated topic, much like whether bounces are allowed (or not).
In 2016, the world consumed 189 billion litres of beer.
That’s 75,600 Olympic-sized swimming pools (you know, the really big ones). Btw, we don’t recommend swimming in beer (or after consuming it).
Heat isn't the main killer of beer, it's actually light.
When sunlight hits the bottle, it triggers a chemical reaction that turns the hoppy flavours into a sulphite-heavy taste – similar to a skunk’s natural defence, hence the term ‘skunky’ beer. (Warm beer is also kinda gross).
The temperature you ferment beer gives you two pretty different drinks
Cold ferment produces lager, while hot fermenting produces ale. Sure, you can get different ingredients and processes that impact taste, but this is the big one.
Tilting the glass when pouring beer can leave you less bloated.
Pouring a freshly cracked tinny on an angle helps break up the CO2 and release it from the beer. This way, all you’re getting is beer and none of that nasty gas.
After tea and water, beer is the most popular drink in the world.
And since you’re reading this article, we’re guessing you love beer too. Check out our stellar (Artois) range here. (Soz,we’ll actually go now).
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