Beer is considered to be a social lubricant in many societies, and is consumed in countries all over the world. Sales of beer are four times that of wine, the second most popular alcoholic beverage.
When is International Beer Day Celebrated?
International Beer Day (IBD) is an August 2 holiday invented in 2007 in Santa Cruz, CA.
As opposed to Octoberfest, which is in the cold months and largely European, International Beer Day is meant to be celebrated across the world while it's still warm enough for cold beer.
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What is this holiday about?
International Beer Day is a celebration of beer's greatness.
How is this holiday to celebrated?
International Beer Day is celebrated by drinking beer, drinking beer with friends, and buying beer for others. While there are various other traditions, these seem to be the key attributes. The suggested way to greet someone on International Beer Day is to hand them a beer and say "I bring you the gift of beer".
Hundreds of pubs, bars, and breweries around the world host festivities celebrating the glory of beer. Events are expected to include: bar crawls, homebrew tours, barbeques, beer specials, and special beers.
Origin of this Holiday
International Beer Day was conceived by Jesse Avshalomov, and was founded in 2007 by Avshalomov, Evan Hamilton, Aaron Araki, and Richard Hernandez as a celebration of beer and the people who provide it.
Popularity
While International Beer Day is still largely a California phenomenon (with Santa Cruz as the epicenter), it is an International holiday which means it is celebrated elsewhere in the world.
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Beer is the world's most widely consumed and probably oldest alcoholic beverage,
and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), and rice are widely used. Most beer is flavored with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavorings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included.
Some of humanity's earliest known writings refer to the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabi included laws regulating beer and beer parlours, and "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, served as both a prayer and as a method of remembering the recipe for beer in a culture with few literate people. Today, the brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries.
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The basics of brewing beer
are shared across national and cultural boundaries. Beers are commonly categorized into two main types—the globally popular pale lagers, and the regionally distinct ales, which are further categorized into other varieties such as pale ale, stout and brown ale. The strength of beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (abv) though may range from less than 1% abv, to over 20% abv in rare cases.
Beer forms part of the culture of beer-drinking nations and is associated with social traditions such as beer festivals, as well as a rich pub culture involving activities like pub crawling and pub games such as bar billiards.
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Social context / research also: Beer culture
and quarters are also popular. flip cup, beer pong, such as Drinking GamesVarious social traditions and activities are associated with beer drinking, such as playing cards, darts, bags, or other pub games; attending beer festivals, or visiting a series of different pubs in one evening; joining an organisation such as CAMRA; or rating beer. Various
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PLEASE REMEMBER – “DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE”.
• Designate a driver. Don't let friends drive drunk.
• Plan to sleep over.
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August 5 may be International Beer Day but do you know what August 6 is?
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