Gothamist

History of Beer

Beer is the oldest recorded recipe in the world. The ancient Egyptians first documented the brewing process on papyrus scrolls around 5,000 B.C.

Stay with the beer. Beer is continuous blood. A continuous lover.

Charles Bukowski, author

For a quart of ale is a meal for a King.

William Shakespeare, playwright

Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer

Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor

Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.

Jack Nicholson, actor

He was a wise man who invented beer.

Plato, scholar

I look like the kind of guy who has a bottle of beer in my hand.

Charles Bronson, actor

I’ve only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror.

Sid Vicious, guitarist

I’m gaining weight the right way: I’m drinking beer.

Johnny Damon, baseball player