Guinness book of Beer Records

1. The familiar Bass symbol, a red triangle, was registered in 1876 and is the world's oldest trademark.
2. Beer is the best-selling adult beverage in the world. In America it continues to outsell its rivals wine and liquor 7 to 1.
3. The Brits in 1996 brewed a beer made from a recipe gleaned from the walls of the tomb of Egyptian boy king Tutankhamen and sold the first bottle at auction for $7,200-the highest price ever paid for a bottle of beer.
4. Konishiki, reputed to be the world's largest sumo wrestler at 625 pounds, once consumed 100 glasses of beer and 70 pieces of sushi at one sitting.
5. There are more breweries in the US than any other country in the world.