By By Anastasia Tsioutas

Being a beer lover is just simply not enough. Knowing the facts can alter perceptions and make the whole drinking experience even more enjoyable.

Here are some random facts that every beer-guzzler should know.

• Beer is actually a food product because of its yeast. The fresher the better. Always store beer in a cool, dark location.

-Budweiser.com

• Beer starts to lose freshness about four months from the bottling date.

– Wall Street Journal Article by Joshua Lipton

• Ever wonder what the difference is between a lager and an ale? Well, lagers use bottom-fermenting yeast, while ales use top-fermenting yeast. This causes lagers to take longer to ferment and age than ales.

– Budweiser.com

• Beer that is too cold loses its complexity.

– Wall Street Journal Article by Joshua Lipton

•A frosted mug can actually dilute the taste and may cause some unwanted flavors.

– Wall Street Journal Article by Joshua Lipton

•Beer is indeed better than milk for health. It has fewer calories and less sodium than milk.

-David J. Hanson, Ph.D.

• Temperature plays an important role in beer drinking. Light beer is believed to be better on warm days and dark beer is better for a heavy meal.

-Daily Princetonian

•The oldest written recipe, discovered on four-thousand-year-old Mesopotamian clay tablet, was for beer.

-BeerInstitute.org