Beer: Quick Facts

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Six small glasses of craft beer in varying amber and golden hues are arranged on a metal tray atop a wooden bar counter in Brussels, Belgium.

beer brewer; excavations of Dara, Egypt

Diagram showing the beer production process from barley to finished product, with labeled steps including malting, milling, mashing, brewing with hops, fermentation, maturation, filtration, pasteurization, and packaging into bottles, cans, or kegs.

Cluster of green hop cones and leaves growing on a vine wrapped around a wooden pole.

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Making ancient Egyptian beer

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The chemistry behind craft beer

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Key People

Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, 1st Baronet

Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, 1st Baronet

Irish brewer

Busch, Adolphus

Adolphus Busch

American brewer

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August Anheuser Busch, Jr.

American brewer

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