According to the internet, International Beer Day has three declared purposes:
Fun facts you should know about beer on this International Beer Day
Today, being the first Friday of August, is International Beer Day (IBD). The day is a celebration that was founded in 2007. It is now a worldwide phenomenon spanning 207 cities, 80 countries and 6 continents.
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- To gather with friends and enjoy the taste of beer.
- To celebrate those responsible for brewing and serving beer.
- To unite the world under the banner of beer, by celebrating the beers of all nations together on a single day.
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The global celebration takes place in pubs, breweries, and backyards all over the world with beer lovers everywhere raising a toast to brewer masters and bartenders, rejoicing in the greatness of beer!
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Here are some fun facts about beer:
- Beer is the third most-consumed drink in the world, after water and tea.
- Humans all over the world consume 638 million litres of beer daily.
- Beer is one of the oldest beverages in the world, dating back to 5000BC!
- The Czech Republic was the first country ever to have a beer museum.
- Snake Venom is the strongest beer in the world with 67.5% alcohol by volume, brewed by Scottish brewery Brewmeister.
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- Every year, Germany organises the biggest beer festival in the world, Oktoberfest. About 6 million people visit the festival.
- Former President Barack Obama was the first president ever to brew a beer in the White House.
- The brewers in Egypt were women.
- You can swim in a pool of beer at the Schloss Starkenberger brewery in Tarrentz, Austria.
- Builders of the 'Great Pyramids' were paid in beer.
- To fight against child obesity, some Belgian schools offered low-alcohol beers as in place of sodas and sugary lemonades. Giving kids beer might sound crazy, but the schools only offered beer with an ACV of 1.5%-2.5% compared to the usual 5.5%.
- On June 22, 1977, Steven Petrosino secured a Guinness World Record for drinking 1 liter of beer in 1.3 seconds.
- The Ancient Babylonians took it seriously when it comes to beer making. If any brewer would ruin the quality of the beer, they would drown the brewer as a death punishment. How’s that for hardcore beer facts?
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