“When the hour is nigh me,
Let me in a tavern die,
With a tankard by me.”
— Confesio, 12th Century

“After watching Conan O’Brien’s sophomoric behavior while interviewing Michael Jackson on his show this week, I have come to the conclusion that you can judge the level of a man’s intellect simply by saying the word “beer” and watching his reaction.” — Chuck Skypeck

“We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.” — Charles Bukowski

“Ahhhhhhhh!!! Natural light!!! Get it off me!!!” — Barney Gumbal, The Simpsons

“Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

“There are only two times when I drink beer, when I’m alone and when I’m with someone else.” — Anonymous

“The moralizing tendency and salubrious nature of fermented liquors — beer, ale, porter, and cider — recommend them to a serious consideration and particularly in our country.” — Alexander Hamilton

“This is all thousands of years old. It’s the same the world over. Anyone who has ever walked upright has loved beer, celebrated over it, told talks over it, hatched plots over it, courted over it. It’s what we do as a species. It’s what makes us human. We brew.” — Alan Eames

“Of beer, an enthusiast has said that it could never be bad, but that some brands might be better than others.” — A.A. Milne

“I am awake, I might as well be drinking.” — Dan Thompson