The oldest written recipes of beer dates back 5,000 BC for making one.Beer was the drink of choice in the middle ages because clean water was difficult to find and alcohol in beer killed most microorganisms making it safer to drink. There are 400 types of beer. Beer makes you smarter! A New England Journal of Medicine study found women who drank moderately had better cognitive function

Beer strengthens your bones due to its high levels of silicon, which increases the deposit of calcium and other minerals into bone tissue.The expression "Rule of Thumb" came from brewers who used to insert their thumb into the mix during brewing to determine the temperature was right to add the yeast.