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Beer is an alcoholic drink and is one of the oldest and most widely consumed of such, as well as being one of the most popular drinks of any kind in the world, only beaten by water and tea. There is some evidence of beer being made dating back 13,000 years with the clearest evidence dating back about 5,500.
Beer is brewed from cereal grains, with malted barley being the most common of such used, though others, such as rice, maize and wheat are also used. Flavouring agents of different kinds are also added to the drink. The cereal grains are added to water, along with yeast and, although water is itself flavourless, it also contains dissolved minerals, and these can influence how beer tastes.
Beer comes in a number of different types. These include ale, stout, porter, mild, pale ale, wheat beer and lager.
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