Most popular drink overall, after water and tea

Beer is the world’s oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drink; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea.
The production of beer is called brewing, which involves the fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from cereal grain starches—most commonly from malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), and rice are widely used.
Most beer is flavoured with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included.
The fermentation process causes a natural carbonation effect, although this is often removed during processing, and replaced with forced carbonation.

Some of humanity’s earliest known writings refer to the production and distribution of beers: the Code of Hammurabi included laws regulating beer and beer parlours,
and “The Hymn to Ninkasi”, a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beers, served as both a prayer and as a method of remembering the recipe for beers in a culture with few literate people.-justplay

Beers are sold in bottles and cans; it may also be available on draught, particularly in pubs and bars.

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.
The strength of beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (abv), although it may vary between 0.5% and 20%, with some breweries creating examples of 40% abv and above.
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.

Beer is one of the world’s oldest prepared beverages, possibly dating back to the early Neolithic or 9500 BC[citation needed], when cereal was first farmed,
and is recorded in the written history of ancient Iraq and ancient Egypt.
Archaeologists speculate that beer was instrumental in the formation of civilisations.
Approximately 5000 years ago, workers in the city of Uruk (modern day Iraq) were paid by their employers in beer.
During the building of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, each worker got a daily ration of four to five litres of beer, which served as both nutrition and refreshment that was crucial to the pyramids’ construction.

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