“Nothing quenches the thirst like a wheat beer, or sharpens the appetite like an India pale ale. Nothing goes as well with seafood as a dry porter or stout, or accompanies chocolate like an imperial stout. Nothing soothes like a barley wine. These are just a few of the specialty styles of beer.” — Michael Jackson

“In some countries, when a boy reaches a certain age it is customary for his father to take him to a bordellso as to ensure his proper initiation into one of life’s greatest pleasures. In England, the equivalent custom is for the father to take his son on his first visit to a pub and to supervise his initiation into the ritual of beer-drinking in a proper social environment.” — Terry Foster

“Such power hath Beer. The heart which grief hath canker’d Hath one unfailing remedy – the Tankard.” — Charles Stuart Calverley

“Beer has food value, but food has no beer value.” — Anonymous

“Beer does not make itself properly by itself. It takes an element of mystery and of things that no one can understand. As a brewer you concern yourself with all the stuff you can understand, everywhere.” — Fritz Maytag

“For this my heart is set, when the hour is nigh me, let me in the tavern die, with a tankard by me, while the angels looking down joyously sing o’er me. Deus sit propitius huic potatori.” — Anonymous, 12th Century

“There is food in beer, but there is no beer in food. Beer is like liquid bread-it provides the same necessary nutrients. I say, just lay off the food.” — Jim Koch

“Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, wearing out life’s evening gray. Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, what is bliss, and which the way? Thus I spoke, and speaking sighed, scarce repressed a starting tear. When the smiling sage reply’d, come, my lad, and drink some beer.” — Samuel Johnson

-“That Osiris founded there the dynasty of the Beer Kings.” — Peluseum, Ancient Egypt

“Drinking really cold beer is like slapping yourself in the face with an ice pick.” — Michael Jackson