As Americans gear up to celebrate National Beer Day on April 7 with their favorite alcoholic beverage, here are the top five interesting facts about beer.
Gruit is a beer from medieval times made with an array of herbs and consumed as aphrodisiac, medicine and hallucinogen. It's enjoyed a revival among American brewers.
These five food-related pranks fooled a hungry public around the world into believing some delicious tales, including the claim that spaghetti grew on trees.
Strong, amber-colored Marzenbier, or "March beer," is the traditional beer served at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. But it's now found only in the United States.