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A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies and soft drinks. Traditionally warm beverages include coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine have a long history.

In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the drug ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks often signify drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such as beer, wine and cocktails, but are made with a sufficiently low concentration of alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article...)

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A thatched pub, The Williams Arms, near Braunton, North Devon, England

A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the late 17th century, to differentiate private houses from those open to the public as alehouses, taverns and inns. Today, there is no strict definition, but the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) states a pub has four characteristics:

is open to the public without membership or residency
serves draught beer or cider without requiring food be consumed
has at least one indoor area not laid out for meals
allows drinks to be bought at a bar (i.e., not only table service)

The history of pubs can be traced to taverns in Roman Britain, and through Anglo-Saxon alehouses, but it was not until the early 19th century that pubs, as they are today, first began to appear. The model also became popular in countries and regions of British influence, where pubs are often still considered to be an important aspect of their culture. In many places, especially in villages, pubs are the focal point of local communities. In his 17th-century diary, Samuel Pepys described the pub as "the heart of England". Pubs have been established in other countries in modern times.

Although the drinks traditionally served include draught beer and cider, most also sell wine, spirits, tea, coffee, and soft drinks. Many pubs offer meals and snacks, and those considered to be gastro-pubs serve food in a manner akin to a restaurant.

A licence is required to operate a pub; the licensee is known as the landlord or landlady, or the publican. Often colloquially referred to as their "local" by regular customers, pubs are typically chosen for their proximity to home or work, good food, social atmosphere, the presence of friends and acquaintances, and the availability of pub games such as darts, pool, or snooker. Pubs often screen sporting events, such as rugby, cricket and football. The pub quiz was established in the UK in the 1970s. (Full article...)

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... that Yi chieftain Xiao Yedan and a Chinese Red Army military leader established an alliance by drinking chicken blood?
... that the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... that trembleuse cups and saucers enabled people with unsteady hands to drink hot beverages?
... that 9 to 5 actor Dabney Coleman flew to New York City to pursue acting the day after an actor stopped by for a drink?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?

... that Coca-Cola was originally invented by John Pemberton in 1886 as a medicine?

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The following are images from various drink-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 3A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 5A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 6Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Characteristics of boba tea (also known as "bubble tea" or "pearl milk tea") -- the national drink of Taiwan -- are the tapioca balls that rest at the bottom of the beverage that are drunk with a wide straw. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 13A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 14A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 15Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 17Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 18The espresso comes from the Italian esprimere, which means "to express," and refers to the process by which hot water is forced under pressure through ground coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 21Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 24A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 25A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 34Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35Various views of a bottle of mezcal. The "worm", which is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis that lives on the agave plant, can be seen in the middle image, at the bottom of the bottle. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 362004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 37Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 38Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 39Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming vodka in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 42A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 43A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)

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A picture of the Toll Gate Saloon in Black Hawk, Colorado, circa 1897

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Joseph Schlitz (May 15, 1831 – May 7, 1875) was a German-American entrepreneur who made his fortune in the brewing industry. (Full article...)

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Alonso of Aragon was wont to say in commendation of age, that age appears to be best in four things,—old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

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— Francis Bacon
Apothegms No. 97,
reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

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Malted barley

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air. Malting is thus a combination of two processes; namely the sprouting process and the kiln-drying process. These latter terms are often preferred when referring to the field of brewing for batches of beer or other beverages as they provide more in-depth information. Malted grain is used to make malt beer, malt whisky, malted shakes, malt vinegar, and some baked goods, such as bagels. Malting grains develops the enzymes that are required to modify the grain's starches into sugars, including monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, etc.) and disaccharides (sucrose, etc.). It also develops other enzymes, such as proteases which break down the proteins in the grain into forms which can be utilized by yeast. Barley is the most commonly malted grain in part because of its high diastatic power or enzyme content. Also very important is the retention of the grain's husk even after threshing, unlike the bare seeds of threshed wheat or rye. This protects the growing acrospire (developing plant embryo) from damage during malting, which can easily lead to mold growth. It also allows the mash of converted grain to create a filter bed during lautering (see brewing). Other grains may be malted, especially wheat.

Used in Alcoholic beverages, Milkshakes.

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Soft Drinks:	Carbonation • Cola • Orange soft drink • Frozen carbonated drink • Root beer • Soda water • Lithia water •
Miscellaneous:	Drink industry • Lemonade • Limeade • Orange drink • Slush (beverage)

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