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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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The U.S. state of Oregon has an extensive history of laws regulating the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, dating back to 1844. It has been an alcoholic beverage control state, with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission holding a monopoly over the sale of all distilled beverages, since Prohibition. Today, there are thriving industries producing beer, wine, and liquor in the state. Alcohol may be purchased between 7 a.m. and 2:30 a.m for consumption at the premise it was sold at, or between 6 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. if it is bought and taken off premise. In 2020, Oregon began allowing the sale of alcohol via home delivery services. As of 2007, consumption of spirits was on the rise while beer consumption held steady. That same year, 11% of beer sold in Oregon was brewed in-state, the highest figure in the United States.

Oregon wine production began in the mid-19th century, before it was a state. By 1919, the industry had collapsed due to prohibition, and after prohibition ended fruit wines dominated the industry. The modern era of Oregon wine began in 1961, and the industry cemented its reputation in 1975 by winning a French award. In 2007, wine making was a $207.8 million business. Beer production began in 1852 with Henry Saxer's liberty brewing in Portland. In 1862 Henry Weinhard's bought the Liberty brewery. The company is now a part of the Miller Brewing Company, but it helped Portland to become the microbrewing capital of the world. Portland hosts North America's largest beerfest, and Oregon has produced a number of national and international award winning beers. (Full article...)

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... that the relatively low standards of player selection for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883 have been described as being "determined with a nod and a wink over drinks"?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... 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 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 Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?

... that Baileys Irish Cream was the first liqueur to use cream and alcohol together in a manner sufficiently stable to allow commercial distribution?

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Image 1Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 3The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 6Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (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 10Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 12A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 14Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 152004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 16A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 18Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 19Clear 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 20Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 23Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 25Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 27A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 29Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 31A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 37Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Characteristics 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 42A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 43Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Bosnian 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 45A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 46The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)

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A strawberry milkshake from the Johnny Rockets restaurant

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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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Alonso of Aragon was wont to say in commendation of age, that age appears to be best in four things,—old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

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— Francis Bacon
Apothegms No. 97,
reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

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Hop cone in a Hallertau, Germany, hop yard

Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to which, in addition to bitterness, they impart floral, fruity, or citrus flavours and aromas. Hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine. The hops plants have separate female and male plants, and only female plants are used for commercial production. The hop plant is a vigorous, climbing, herbaceous perennial, usually trained to grow up strings in a field called a hopfield, hop garden (in the South of England), or hop yard (in the West Country and United States) when grown commercially. Many different varieties of hops are grown by farmers around the world, with different types used for particular styles of beer.

The first documented use of hops in beer is from the 9th century, though Hildegard of Bingen, 300 years later, is often cited as the earliest documented source. Before this period, brewers used a "gruit", composed of a wide variety of bitter herbs and flowers, including dandelion, burdock root, marigold, horehound (the old German name for horehound, Berghopfen, means "mountain hops"), ground ivy, and heather. Early documents include mention of a hop garden in the will of Charlemagne's father, Pepin the Short.

Hops are also used in brewing for their antibacterial effect over less desirable microorganisms and for purported benefits including balancing the sweetness of the malt with bitterness and a variety of flavours and aromas. It is believed that traditional herb combinations for beers were abandoned after it was noticed that beers made with hops were less prone to spoilage.

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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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