Distilled beverage

trend that has changed the face of the earth. He showed how throughout history beer, wine, spirits, tea, coffee, and Coca-Cola have been a huge motivation to the development of our society. The first drink Standage talked about was beer, a beverage discovered in the Fertile Crescent and was made with boiled water and grains. Beer made civilization possible according to the author, and everyone drank it alike because it was cleaner and safer to ingest than water was. Beer was also used as…

dehydrated can influence the level of drunkenness, it often comes down to the type of alcohol that is consumed. Fermentation During the fermentation process, there are many substances that are created in alcoholic beverages. These substances are called congeners. They are what gives distilled alcohol its flavor and smell. Congeners have acetone, esters and acetaldehyde in them.…

Describe how beer was influential to the development of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Mesopotamia and Egypt were two of the first civilizations in the world., and they set a precedent for many civilizations to come. The well known beverage beer was greatly influential to the development of these civilizations. As early civilizations, Mesopotamia and Egypt were inhabited by some of the first people to transition from hunting and gathering to farming and domestication. Beer can credited with this…

All you teenagers think drinking is so cool and you like the feeling of it. Even though over half of high schoolers drink daily, they don’t realize how dangerous it actually is. One of the main problems is that teenagers are exposed to more and more alcohol everyday. One of the many problems is binge drinking, this is when a teen or anyone drinks overlay or a lot in a short amount of time. Binge drinking can harm your body in many ways, including headaches, hangovers, shakiness, vomiting, and…

clean water was a luxury that was difficult to find. That was a problem, considering the fact that humans need water to survive. So, a large part of humanity’s advancements were spurred by a desire to have clean beverages to drink. From the dawn of civilization until today, six of these beverages have advanced civilizations in subtle, yet powerful, ways. These six drinks are beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Each one was a hallmark of a different era of civilization. Beer was the…

industry. The eleven regulations are: “Part 6- ‘Tied-House’ Part 7 – Labeling and Advertising of Malt Beverages, Part 8 – Exclusive Outlets, Part 10 – Commercial Bribery, Part 11 – Consignment Sales, Part 13 – Labeling Proceedings, Part 16 – Alcoholic Beverage Health Warning Statement, Part 25 – Beer, Part 26 – Liquors and Articles from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and Part 27 – Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wine and Beer, and Exportation of Alcohol”. As of September 2016, Anheuser…

America has long since been a nation to favor the consumption of alcoholic beverages even in its infancy. The drinking of water was often considered dangerous. Those who sailed on the “Mayflower,” carried with them rations of beer, wine, and rum that out-weighed in volume the amount of water they carried. It is well known that George Washington distilled whiskey and William Penn owned a brewery (Andreas 228). Throughout history, taxes and laws have been imposed on the manufacturing,…

“ Did you know alcohol allows misuse of alcohol results in the death of 2.5 million people worldwide annually”? (ncadd.org, n.d.) Excessive alcohol abuse is detrimental to our society because of peer pressure, the need for young people to escape their lives and forget their troubles, or drown their sorrow. “(pbskids.org,my life.) Alcohol can cause early death in life”. Alcohol can make the body do things that you will not remember and can cause health issues. Not all people abuse alcohol. Some…

transforming and changing. Humans have undergone a massive evolution from the early dates of the first recorded human civilizations to the present day. Beverages provide an excellent insight on the changing continuity of history. In the book A History of the World in 6 Glasses, Tom Standage explains the changing continuities of previous societies to now using beverages. Throughout the novel, certain drinks are associated with certain time periods solely based upon the prevalence and popularity…

There are many different kinds of alcohol, the commonest being called ethyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is present in varying amounts in beers and wines, and in distilled liquors such as whiskey, gin, and rum. Alcohol consumption touches many million people around the world. The use of alcohol depends on an individual’s social, cultural, or religious…