“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy”

… And that famous quote belongs to none other than Benjamin Franklin!

Strangely, over the years, there have been many quotes uttered about beer.

In fact anyone from Homer Simpson to Winston Churchill now have attributable quotes about a drop of the ‘amber nectar’ …. Here’s a few that might bring a smile to your face!

Always do sober what you said you would do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut – Earnest Hemingway

He is a wise man who invented beer – Plato

I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day – Frank Sinatra

  

I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer – Homer Simpson

Ah, beer: The cause of and solution to all of life’s problems – Homer Simpson

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza – Dave Berry

Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me – Winston Churchill

I would give all my fame for a pint of ale and safety – Shakespeare, Henry V

You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but the very least you need is a beer. – Frank Zappa

A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation – Anonymous

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day – Anonymous

I’ll drink to that … Cheers!