24 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Beer [INFOGRAPHIC]

Thanks to hipsters, the common man probably knows more about beer and zythology (“the study of beer and beer making”) than ever before. But did you know the oldest beer ad in recorded history appeared as far back 4000 BC? Or that IPAs were invented because British beer kept spoiling on its way to India, so brewers added more alcohol and more hops just to keep it fresh on the trip? And what about that cenosillicaphobia, huh? The fear of an empty beer glass, held by pretty much everyone and their moms?

Check out the infographic below for the full list of 24 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Beer.

Except #1. Because everyone knows #1.

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H/T + Picthx Visual.ly, Wear Your Beer

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