Beer made us civilised

[camshafted]

Ok, here's an interesting one - historians claim beer was the main reason a civilized society developed.

http://www.chinchinjobs.com/News/Article/beer-help...

Now, imagine what those stone agers would think if they were transported from their cave to Watford high street on a Friday night?!

[Simpo Two]

The Victorians drank beer instead of water because the drinking water was so poor. They drank far more beer than we do now, even including all the modern binge drinking/chav nights out.