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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 pint of ale.

Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a top-fermenting brewers' yeast. This yeast ferments the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste. Most ales contain hops, which impart a bitter herbal flavour that helps to balance the sweetness of the malt and preserve the beer. The other major style of beer is lager, which is bottom-fermented.

Ales are common in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, the eastern provinces of Canada and among craft beer consumers in the United States. The German word for "top-fermenting" is "obergärig"; the French equivalent is "Haute fermentation".

Ale typically takes 3 to 4 weeks to make, although some varieties can take as long as 4 months. The Sumerians are credited with discovering beer in approximately 3000 BCE. They made ales in a shorter time than those made by modern techniques because they did not add any hops. Lagers take longer than ales to make and tend to be less sweet. (Full article...)

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... 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 the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... 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 Ben Phillips replaced his friend's hair gel with superglue, put Viagra in his sports drink, and placed him on a lake while he slept on an inflatable mattress?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?

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

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Image 1Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 52004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 6Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 8The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 11Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 12Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Clear 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)
Image 14Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 17Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 18A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 19A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 20The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 22Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 23Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 28Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 29Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 32Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35Characteristics 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 36Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 40Bosnian 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 41Various 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 42Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 44Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)

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Hot chocolate

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A cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and topped with cocoa powder

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Portrait of William Horlick

William Horlick, Sr. (23 February 1846 – 25 September 1936) was an English food manufacturer and the original patent holder of malted milk. He emigrated to the United States in 1869, settling in Racine, Wisconsin. There he started a food company with his brother, James. Horlick was a well-known philanthropist in the Racine area. He was also a major sponsor of the Racine Legion, which played in the National Football League from 1922 until 1924. He died 25 September 1936 at the age of ninety. (Full article...)

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“

And malt does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.

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— A. E. Housman
A Shropshire Lad LXII.

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Aspartame

Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and Canderel. Aspartame was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974, and then again in 1981, after approval was revoked in 1980.

Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. Reviews by over 100 governmental regulatory bodies found the ingredient safe for consumption at the normal acceptable daily intake limit.

Used in Diet drinks, instant breakfast, juice.

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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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WikiProject Food & Drink is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in culinary-related subjects. They have come together to co-ordinate the development of food and drink articles here on Wikipedia as well as the many subjects related to food such as foodservice, catering and restaurants. If you wish to learn more about these subjects as well as get involved, please visit the project.

WikiProject Beer – covers Wikipedia's coverage of beer and breweries and microbreweries

WikiProject Wine – aims to compile thorough and accurate information on different vineyards, wineries and varieties of wines, including but not limited to their qualities, origins, and uses.

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