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
Alcoholic Beverage Federation of Ireland would be disastrous for the drinks industry. Alcoholic Beverage Federation of Ireland The Alcoholic Beverage Federation of Ireland is an Irish trade association group based in Dublin. It is a member of Ibec. It includes: It extends to Northern Ireland and lobbies the British government. It lobbies on behalf of the drink industry. In October 2018 it complained that cancer warnings on alcohol labels would have a “devastating” impact on visitor centres, after the passing of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill through the Dáil and that the Minister for Health Simon Harris had failed to engage with the drinks industry.