There are so many different things associated with beer and wine.
Many take them because they think they are beneficial to health. There
are people who absolutely hate the taste. Then there are people who do
not like to drink alcohol and there are some whose religion does not
allow them alcohol. But these alcoholic drinks are one of the best
creations of humans, there is absolutely no doubt about that and I am
sure you will agree with me. You must have heard a lot about these
drinks, but what I am about to mention on this list is probably
something you never heard of. Following are the ten facts about wine and
beer that might interest you.
10. HEALTHY
This is one of the facts you probably already know about wines. In a
study that was conducted over a period of ten years has proven that the
‘Red Wine’ is actually quite beneficial to your health. It helps your
heart because of the antioxidant properties of Red Wine. It can also
assist in the cure of neurological disorders and can also help in
preventing many cancers. But please, do not over-consume. If you need
maximum benefits two glasses of wine for men and one glass for women
everyday is a healthy number.
9. THE WORLD AND ALCOHOL
Every country has different policies and therefore in every country
the legal drinking age is different. For example, in most part of Europe
16 years is a legal age to drink. It is 18 for Canada and around 20
years in almost the entire Asia. It is 21 years in the USA. If you
consider the three top beer consuming countries per capita, Czech
Republic comes out the winner followed by Ireland and Germany. Germany,
by the way has the largest number of breweries however China is the
number one producer of beer. Italy consumes the most wine and Italy also
happens to be the top producer of wine.
8. BEST BEER
We will discuss the worst beers next but let’s talk about the best
beers for now. It is obviously very difficult to figure out what the
best beer is and it was. You can’t really put your finger on ‘one’ best
beer because everybody has different tastes. However, the countries with
best beer is a little easier to decide upon and in that case Belgium
came out on the top closely followed by Germany and then the United
States (which is weird, you’ll know why).
7. WORST BEER
Whenever you pick a product, there is a best (above) and then there’s
the worst. This survey was conducted in over 80 countries. Some 2,000
people were questioned regarding the countries with the worst beer ever.
When the results were tallied the United States came out on the top
followed by China, United Kingdom, Australia, France and then Italy.
Surprisingly, Budweiser was ranked as the number one worst brand by the
people who were surveyed.
6. BEST WINE REGIONS
The best wines in the world come from the city of Bordeaux in France.
It has around 284,320 acres of vineyards, capable of producing 960
million bottles of wine per year. These wines can range from the
everyday table wine to most expensive wines of the world. Brands like
Chateau d’Yquem and Chateau Cheval Blanc come from that very region and
sell for tens of thousands of dollars. The greatest bottle of wine from
Bordeaux was sold for $304,375 dollars.
5. WEIRD BEERS
Now I know that most of you hate the taste of beers or most of the
other alcoholic drinks for that matter. If that is not enough, the
breweries (some of them) take it to the next level. I am not sure why
anyone would go through the trouble of making such things and I can’t
even imagine the person who would actually drink that ‘thing’ (look at
the picture). There are beers flavored with dead Tarantulas. The one in
the picture is the Korean Baby Mouse Liquor. It is made with distilled
rice spirits.
4. STUPID BRAND NAMES (WINE)
No matter what product you choose, you will always find some
seriously questionable names and you will find yourself wondering the
possible reasons for naming that product so. Wines are not different.
There is a wine by the name of ‘Fat Bastard’. There is an Australian
brand of wine called ‘Bitch’. There is a brand name ‘(Oops)’. Finally, I
am honored to share with you a French wine called ‘La Vin de Merde’ and
that means ‘Wine of Shit’; happy drinking.
3. DISADVANTAGES OF BEER
If you consume beer in large quantities you can become obese and that
symptom has been seen in men over and over again. It can also lead to
higher blood pressures and can cause dehydration. If you are into heavy
drinking, it can cause serious damage to your liver. One of the most
dangerous side effects to drinking is that fact that it renders you
completely useless behind the wheel of a car or any vehicle for that
matter and has led to many accidents; fatal ones.
2. RANDOM FACTS
If you consider almost half of the hospitals in 65 of the largest
metropolitan areas of the USA, you will know that they offer alcoholic
drinks to their patients. Alcohol is listed as a medicine in the United
States Pharmacopeia. All thirteen minerals necessary to human life are
found in alcoholic beverages. In order to cure ‘hangovers’ ancient
Greeks would eat cabbages, while ancient Romans ate fried canaries and
Russians drink vodka to cure a hangover.
1. BEER SAVED THE WORLD
Did you happen to see the documentary on ‘How Beer Saved the World’
on Discovery Channel? Well, apparently ‘beer’ was responsible for the
development of human civilization and therefore, is the greatest
invention of all time. It goes on to say that the agricultural
revolution stepped in because of the need to make beer which in turn led
to many other inventions such as, the wheel, irrigation systems and
plow etc. Cities were built to produce more beer because of the growing
number of people. The documentary goes on to explain that every
invention had the ‘lust for beer’ at the base.
source : http://www.thelisticles.com/art-history/facts-about-beer-and-wine/
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