Celebrating mankind’s common thirst for what is likely the world’s oldest and most beloved beverage is what International Beer Day is all about. Humans have been fascinated with beer since the first grains were accidentally discovered to have fermented, producing a bubbly aromatic product that someone dared to taste then drink, did not die but instead felt a lovely little buzz.

Beer has been consumed by almost every culture throughout human history. The oldest evidence of man’s obsession with brewing beer dates back to ancient Babylonia and Mesopotamia. Archaeologists have unearthed recipes for beer that were written on clay tablets in 4300 B.C.

What may be the first song about beer, “Hymn to Ninkasi”—an ode to the Sumerian goddess of beer—dates back to 1800 B.C.  and includes a recipe for a beer brewed by female priestesses.

By the Middle Ages, Christian monks were brewing beers, and introduced the use of hops. Until then, beers were brewed with local additives like dates and olive oils to add flavor.

Our collective love of beer is what Jesse Avshalomov no doubt had on his mind back in August of 2007 while he and a few friends enjoyed some conversation and brews in the beach community of Santa Cruz California.

Gather with friends and enjoy the taste of beer

Celebrate those responsible for brewing and serving beer

Unite the world under the banner of beer%2c by celebrating the beers of all nations together on a single day

In retrospect%2c Jesse’s LinkedIn profile reads he “…invented International Beer Day as an experiment in virality gone horribly right.”

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More than a third of people surveyed said that, when meeting friends at a bar, beer is the beverage of choice — this tops every other option!

Two-thirds of people surveyed claim to prefer domestic beer to its imported counterpart.

How do you celebrate International Beer Day?

Is today International Beer Day?

What are other names for beer?

1. A beer for every budget

2. Memories

3. Another reason to drink beer