Drink to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, served as both a prayer and as a method of remembering the recipe for beer in a culture with few literate people. Today, the brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. Cider is a fermented alcoholic drink made from fruit juice, most commonly and traditionally apple juice, but also the juice of peaches, pears ("Perry" cider) or other fruit. Cider may be made from any variety of apple, but certain cultivars grown solely
Tonto (beverage) Tonto (beverage) Tonto is a traditional Ugandan fermented beverage made from bananas. It is also referred to as "mwenge bigere". "Tonto" is made by ripening green bananas in a pit for several days. The juice is then extracted, filtered, and diluted before being mixed with ground and roasted sorghum. This mixture is fermented for two to four days. "Tonto" has an alcohol content ranging from six to eleven percent by volume. The production of "tonto" is a source of income for many families in the banana-growing regions of central and western Uganda. "Global Status Report on Alcohol 2004", World Health