History: Beer Is The World's Most Widely Consumed and Probably Oldest Alcoholic

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Beer

Beer is the world's most widely consumed and probably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. 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.

History
Beer is one of the world's oldest prepared beverages, possibly dating back to the early Neolithic or 9500 BC, when cereal was first farmed, and is recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Beer was spread through Europe by Germanic and Celtic tribes as far back as 3000 BC. As of 2006, more than 133 billion liters of beer are sold per year, producing total global revenues of $294.5 billion.

Serving
Draught beer from a pressurised keg is the most common method of dispensing in bars around the world. In the 1980s, Guinness introduced the beer widget, a nitrogen-pressurised ball inside a can which creates a dense, tight head, similar to beer served from a nitrogen system. The best temperature is around 8-10 C.

Drinking games
Beer pong is a drinking game in which players throw a ping pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in a cup of beer on the other end. The game typically consists of two two-to-four-player teams and multiple cups set up, in triangle formation, on each side.

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