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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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Plain milk kefir being poured

Kefir (/kəˈfɪər/ kə-FEER; also spelled as kephir or kefier; Russian: кефир; Polish: kefir; Karachay-Balkar: гыпы) is a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt or ayran that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture. It is prepared by inoculating the milk of cows, goats, or sheep with kefir grains.

It is not exactly clear who where the original creators of Kefir. The drink originated in the North Caucasus, in particular the Elbrus region along the upper mountainous sections of Karachay and Balkaria, from where it came to Russia, and from there it spread worldwide. Kefir is a common breakfast, lunch or dinner drink consumed in countries of western Eurasia. Kefir is consumed at any time of the day, such as with zelnik (zeljanica), burek and banitsa/gibanica, as well as in cold soups. (Full article...)

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... that the relatively low standards of player selection for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883 have been described as being "determined with a nod and a wink over drinks"?
... that in 1776 Abraham Hunt entertained Hessian mercenaries with food and drink to render them incapable for duty the night before George Washington defeated them at Trenton?
... that Maxine North swore never to return to Thailand after the death of her undercover CIA husband, but ultimately settled there and introduced bottled water to the country?
... 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 salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that an image of MacCarthy's Bar on the front cover of a book featured a staff member posing as a nun drinking a pint of Guinness and the surprise appearance of a dog?

... that Baileys Irish Cream was the first liqueur to use cream and alcohol together in a manner sufficiently stable to allow commercial distribution?

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Image 1Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 3A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 4Various 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 5Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 6A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 7Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 10Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 18Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19Characteristics 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 20Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 222004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 23A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 24Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 25The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 28Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 32Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Bosnian Coffee accessory manufacturers' small shops in Baščaršija - drink is important part of country's culture, and was major part of its economy in the past. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 37A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 38A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 41Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 42Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming it in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)

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Trappist beer

Credit: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag)

Rochefort Trappist Brewery in Abbey of Our Lady of Saint-Remy, Wallonia, Belgium

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Charles Leiper Grigg

Charles Leiper Grigg (May 11, 1868 – April 16, 1940) was the inventor of 7 Up, originally known as Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda. He invented the drink in October 1929. Grigg became acquainted with the carbonated beverage business after moving to St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to inventing 7 Up, Grigg had created an orange soft drink named "Whistle" for the Vess Soda Company. It is still made and sold in St. Louis. (Full article...)

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Water is drank by the four legged beast; man prefers it with hops, malts, and yeast.

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German Trinkspruch

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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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General topics:	Bartending • Bottling • Drinking • Drinking water • Bottled water • Mineral water • Coffee • Energy drink • Juice • Tea • Milk • Plant milk • Pasteurization • Refrigeration • Steeping • Water purification
Alcoholic beverages:	Beer • Brandy • Brewing • Caffeinated alcoholic drinks • Cider • Cocktails • Distillation • Fermentation • Hard soda • Liquor • Liqueur • Malt drink • Mead • Proof • Rice Wine • Schnapps • Vodka • Whiskey • Wine
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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