Colt 45 B.C.

In ancient Egypt, beer was legal tender. The minimum wage for a day's work was two jars, each several gallons in size. The pharaohs collected jars as taxes and tributes.

Anheuser-Busch wasn't the first to use boobs to sell beer. In ancient Sumner -- aka modern-day Iraq -- images of topless barmaids were carved into the walls of beer shops to attract drinkers.

The Putumayo River tribes of the Amazon would eat captives only after an eight day beer festival.

After battle, Vikings drank ale from the boiled skulls of their enemies. Also, any pledge or statement made while drunk was considered legally binding.

Alulu Tablet - a receipt for "best" beer from 2050 BC in the ancient Kingdom of Ur


Posted by YEM on Thu Apr 24, 2008 @ 9:40 am EDT | 3 Comments