To drink or not to drink (beer)

“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.”

— Henny Youngman

Belgians vs Belgian Beer

“Ask a non-Belgian to name three famous Belgians and, even though the list is long, there will probably be a painful pause. Ask them to name three Belgian beers and their performance is likely to improve dramatically. ”

— Michael Jackson

Wisdom of Zappa

You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline — it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.
- Frank Zappa

An Irish Toast

“Here’s to long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold beer — and another one!”

— Irish Toast

A Way of Celebrating Life

“Taking an active role in learning about enjoying good food and good beer together is an attainable and rewarding way of celebrating life.”

— Beer, Food and Flavor: A Guide to Tasting, Pairing, and the Culture of Craft Beer by Schuyler Schultz

Perfectly Contented

“The mouth of a perfectly contented man is filled with beer.”

— Egyptian proverb, circa 2200 BC

Beer = Civilization

“Fermentation and civilization are inseparable. ”

— John Ciardi, American poet (1916-86)

Beer Was Not Invented

“Beer was not invented, but discovered. ”

— A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage