beers go on trip to south america! |
Bottle caps, or "crowns," were invented in Baltimore in 1892 by William Painter. Painter proved his invention's worth when he convinced a local brewer to ship a few hundred cases of beer to South Amer...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:57:00 GMT |
worlds oldest trademark |
The familiar Bass symbol, a red triangle, was registered in 1876 and is the world's oldest trademark.
Posted by on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:26:00 GMT |
unfit beer causes death |
In their efforts to regulate beer quality, the ancient Babylonians, who were among history's earliest brewers, decreed that any commercial beermaker who sold unfit beer would be drowned in his/her own...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:57:00 GMT |
true mates |
Studying the experimentally induced intoxicated behavior of ants in 1888, naturalist John Lubbock noticed that the insects that had too much to drink were picked up by nest mates and carried home. Con...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:55:00 GMT |
mind your P's and Q's |
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we ge...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:57:00 GMT |
