“Words to Drink By” – 25 Great Beer Quotes

Some of these are well known, some less so, but they are all worth raising a glass to…

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin (possibly)

“You can’t be a real country if you don’t have beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.” – Frank Zappa, American musician

“He was a wise man who invented beer.” – Plato, Greek philosopher

“Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.” – Kaiser Wilhelm, last German emperor and King of Prussia

“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is germs.” – Benjamin Franklin (sure)

“Beer is without a doubt the greatest invention in the history of mankind. Oh, I admit the wheel was a fine invention, too, but the wheel doesn’t go nearly as well with pizza.” – Dave Barry, American author and columnist

“Beer, it’s the best drink in the world.” – Jack Nicholson, American actor

“There is no such thing as a bad beer. It’s just that some are better than others.” – Billy Carter, brother of President Carter

“Milk is for babies. When you grow up, drink beer.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger Austrian and American actor, filmmaker, former politician and former professional bodybuilder

“I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet ale.” – Homer Simpson, Patriarch of the American animated series The Simpsons.

“Beer has always been my drug of choice, I’ve been drinking since I was nine.” Tom Bobak, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of American Craft Beer

“Beer makes you feel as you should feel without beer.” – Henry Lawson, Australian author

“Always do when sober what you say you’re going to do when drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” – Ernest Hemingway, American novelist

“Beer culture is part of the food and drink world. It’s not just a commodity in a can. There’s a culture and an understanding and an appreciation and an experience.” – Charlie Papazian, author, brewer and nuclear engineer who founded the Great American Beer Festival

“Beer, taken in moderation, soothes the temper, brightens the spirits, and promotes health.” – Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and Third President of the United States

“You can judge a good beer by just one sip, but it is better to be absolutely sure.” – Czech proverb

“Beer can make you wander – and live a happier life.” – Michael Jackson, English writer and journalist, known for his books on beer

“I work until it’s beer time.” – Stephen King, American author

“Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.” – Kinky Friedman, American singer, songwriter, novelist and politician

“In a study, scientists report that drinking beer can be good for the liver. Sorry, did I say scientists? I meant Irish.” – Tina Fey, American writer, comedian, actress, and producer

“I respect beer.” – Russell Crowe, Oscar-winning actor

“Stick to the beer. Beer is continuous blood. A continuous lover.” – Charles Bukowski, German-American poet and novelist

“Beer is made by men, wine by God.” – Martin Luther, German priest and theologian

“Prohibition makes you want to cry in your beer and denies you the beer to cry in.” – Don Marquis, American poet and journalist

“24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a crate. Coincidence?” – Stephen Wright American stand-up comedian, actor and writer