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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 Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... 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 salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... 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 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 when Ted Hough was signed by Southampton Football Club, his "transfer fee" was a round of 52 pints of beer?

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Image 1Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 3The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 5A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 6Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 8Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Various 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 10Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 12A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 13Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 14A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 15Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 17Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 23A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 242004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 25Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Bosnian 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 27Clear 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 28Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of 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 31Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 33Characteristics 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 34Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 36The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 40Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 43Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 45Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47Cider (from List of 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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Augustin Thompson (Union, Maine on November 25, 1835 – June 8, 1903) was a physician, businessman and philanthropist who created the Moxie soft drink and the company that manufactured it (now part of the Kirin Holdings Company of Tokyo, Japan). (Full article...)

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“

Where I go, I hope there's rum

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— Jimmy Buffett
Volcano
from the album Volcano (1977)

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Sacharomyces cerevisiae cells in DIC microscopy.

Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constitute 1% of all described fungal species.

Some yeast species have the ability to develop multicellular characteristics by forming strings of connected budding cells known as pseudohyphae or false hyphae, or quickly evolve into a multicellular cluster with specialised cell organelles function. Yeast sizes vary greatly, depending on species and environment, typically measuring 3–4 µm in diameter, although some yeasts can grow to 40 µm in size. Most yeasts reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by the asymmetric division process known as budding. With their single-celled growth habit, yeasts can be contrasted with molds, which grow hyphae. Fungal species that can take both forms (depending on temperature or other conditions) are called dimorphic fungi.

The yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae converts carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and alcohols through the process of fermentation. The products of this reaction have been used in baking and the production of alcoholic beverages for thousands of years. S. cerevisiae is also an important model organism in modern cell biology research, and is one of the most thoroughly studied eukaryotic microorganisms. Researchers have cultured it in order to understand the biology of the eukaryotic cell and ultimately human biology in great detail. Other species of yeasts, such as Candida albicans, are opportunistic pathogens and can cause infections in humans. Yeasts have recently been used to generate electricity in microbial fuel cells and to produce ethanol for the biofuel industry.

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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.

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