Drinking culture
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Drinking culture is the set of traditions, rituals, and social behaviors associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Although alcoholic beverages and social attitudes toward drinking vary
The Merry Drinker (c. 1628–1630) by Frans Hals
English and Dutch football fans drinking together in 2009
Reunion of gentlemen around a table in an interior, by Jacob van Schuppen
Beer
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Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grain—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize, rice, and oats are also used. The grain is mash
Drinking culture
…beverages and social attitudes toward drinking vary around the world, nearly every civilization has independently discovered the processes of brewing beer, fermenting wine, and distilling spirits, among other practices. Alcohol has been present in numerous societies over the centuries with the production…
Pouring a beer in Korea
Ancient Egyptian painting, 18th dynasty, reign of Akhenaten, c. 1300 BC, showing Syrian mercenary drinking beer through a straw. Egyptian Museum of Berlin
François Jaques: Peasants enjoying beer at pub in Fribourg (Switzerland, 1923)
Malted barley before roasting