Absinthe is a high volume alcoholic drink (up to 89.9% in the UK) which contains a hallucinogenic ingredient called Wormwood and is banned in the United States.
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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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White wine gets darker as it ages while red wine gets lighter.
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The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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