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The history of the drink goes back thousands of years. But the holiday dedicated to him appeared quite recently.
We will tell you what date the International Beer Day takes on the holiday calendar, when the holiday is celebrated in 2022, and how you can spend this day in an unusual way.
What date is International Beer Day in 2022?
Manufacturers and fans of this drink began to celebrate an informal holiday in 2012. Since then, the solemn event has been held annually. It is customary to celebrate on the first Friday of August. This means that in 2022 the International Beer Day will be held 5 August.
In order to properly prepare for the celebration, it will not be superfluous to learn the history and traditions of the holiday.
Interesting Facts
| Countries where the holiday is celebrated | International Beer Day takes place in the USA, in many countries of North and South America, Europe, as well as in Asia and Africa, except for some Arab states, where alcohol is generally prohibited. |
| record | Steven Petrosino got into the Guinness Book of Records thanks to his unusual skill. In June 1977, at a competition, a man swallowed a liter of beer in 1,3 seconds. In this, he was ahead of even the professional “eater” Peter Dowdswell, who two years earlier drank a little more than a liter in 2,3 seconds. |
| sports show | There is a unique show in Britain. In fact, this is a race, the path of which lies past fourteen bars, in each of which you need to drop by and drink a mug of beer there. The distance is only five miles (just over 8 km). |
History
The oldest traces of brewing were discovered during the study of Babylon and Mesopotamia. Archaeologists have found recipes for beer written on clay tablets from 4300 BC and ceramic vessels from 3400 BC that held the drink. In ancient Egypt, this product was part of the daily diet: pharaohs, peasants, priests, and even children drank beer.
In ancient recipes, ingredients were unusual for us: for example, dates and olive oil. And in the Middle Ages, the monks of Christian churches began to brew beer using hops.
Modern brewing uses the same technologies, but they have become more advanced with the times.
In August 2007, California hosted the first day of beer that was destined to grow internationally. The American Jesse Avshalomov came up with the idea – so he wanted to attract more visitors to his bar in Santa Cruz.
The idea was appreciated: five years later, by 2012, International Beer Day was already celebrated in 50 countries on five continents. In those years, the holiday had a non-transferable date, it was celebrated annually on August 5th. But later, the organizers, after interviewing fans, decided to postpone the celebration to the beginning of the weekend. International Beer Day is now celebrated every year on the first Friday of August.
Holiday traditions
The holiday has three purposes:
- gather and rally friends;
- congratulate and say thank you to people who are associated with the production and serving of the foamy drink;
- taste the beer of different nations and cultures.
Various theme parties, quizzes and games, excursions are organized on International Beer Day. Tastings are held at factories, private breweries and bars. Participants of the holiday can participate in competitions: drink beer for a while, guess the type of drink, come up with the best outfit for a bottle.
A popular game is Beer Pong, according to the rules of which players throw balls, trying to get into a mug of beer standing at the other end of the table.
Local organizers come up with new contests, games and traditions every year, and drinking establishments on this day do not close until the morning.
Popular questions and answers
If you are interested in this topic, you probably still have some questions. Let’s try to answer them.
What other holidays are there dedicated to beer?
• Czech Beer Day – September 27
• Beer Day in Iceland – March 1
• In Our Country, since 2003 every second Saturday of June is the Brewer’s Day.
• International Women’s Brewing Day is celebrated on March 8th.
What is the difference between beer and beer?
• malt wort,
• Brewer’s yeast,
• hops,
• water.
If the composition contains other components, even natural ones, such a drink does not comply with the regulations and cannot be called beer. For any such products, the name “beer drink” appeared. Such a drink is not necessarily bad in composition, it simply does not correspond to the classical recipe.
What are the most unusual beer festivals?
Every year in September, people from all over the world come to Munich to have fun with like-minded people, take part in folk festivals, listen to good music and drink real beer.
By tradition, on the opening day at exactly noon, the head of the city uncorks a barrel of foamy drink and the “beer marathon” begins, which lasts about 16 days.
Other countries also celebrate their holidays. And, for example, in Japan, the BeerFes beer festival takes place several times a year in different cities: Tokyo, Okinawa, Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama. This is a kind of alternative to the “classic” German Oktoberfest.