Beer was a type of beverage produced by fermentation, usually alcoholic in nature. Brewed beer was one of the oldest beverages known on Earth, having been brewed for thousands of years. It is most often made from malted barley, hops, yeast and water, and is usually carbonated.
History and specifics
Sumerians invented beer in 4500 BC, along with agriculture and the written language. (ST - Destiny novel: Lost Souls)
In the 1990s of an alternate universe, the mutant known as Logan drank beer at a social event with his other teammates from the group known as the X-Men. (TNG comic: "Second Contact")
James T. Kirk apparently found the taste of Michelob beer served in a 20th century Italian restaurant to be peculiar. (TOS movie: The Voyage Home)
Curzon Dax once observed that Klingon ships smelled of bacon, beer and oil. (DS9 - The Left Hand of Destiny novel: Book Two)
The Pioneer Pub in Pike City on Cestus III was noted for its own beer, called Homebrew, which was generally only served following a win by the Pike City Pioneers baseball team. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation)
See also
Appendices
External links
- Beer article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Beer article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.