Beer knowledge --- 8 rich beers Throughout European history, beer is well-deservedly one of the cornerstones of Western civilization, and beer even has its own Dionysus—Ninkasi. Beer is considered to be the drink of blue-collar workers in modern society, but in 1979, President Carter of the United States promulgated the Human Rights Act No. 1337, which legalized home brewing beer. Prices are on the rise too!