Tankard - Commandments

- We were reviewed in an English article as "Fat ugly German bastards", thus the self-ironic title for our live album "Fat, Ugly and Live"

- We never get any groupies. The audience is mainly comprised of fat dudes with smelly vests on.

- We never received any recognition from the city of Frankfurt or the beer industry for our contribution to mass alcohol consumption.

- Gerre fell asleep with 3.3 blood-alcohol during an interview on Music Box.

- We make fun of ManOwar on our song: "Sword held higher - who's the liar? - I have the beer of fire!"


Moral law! The drinker's guide
Was handed down by god
Sacred law for man to follow
Revere them as your own

Life's too short to waste your brew
It's plain to see-obey the rules

Thou shalt not waste and thou shalt not spill
Just drink your beer - Commandments
Thou shalt not puke cause there's no excuse
Just drink your beer - Commandments

Mankind was long deprived
Of the rules encased in stone
Ten written the rest were lost
When will they be found?

Laws misplaced for centuries
Where can they be? The brewery!

Rejoice I The time is now
Fulfill Your sacred vows
Pay need to the blessed stone
Respect the holy law

Life's too short to waste your brew
It's plain to see-obey the rules

Laws misplaced for centuries
Where can they be? The brewery!

A beer is NOT just a beer. All told, there are 27 different styles of beer, with a further breakdown of 49 substyles.

Here are some facts for your viewing & drinking pleasure:

HISTORY

Beer is one of the world's oldest beverages, possibly dating back to the 6th millennium BC, and is recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. The earliest Sumerian writings contain references to beer.

A prayer to the goddess Ninkasi known as "The Hymn to Ninkasi" serves as both a prayer as well as a method of remembering the recipe for beer.

In their efforts to regulate beer quality, the ancient Babylonians, who were among history's earliest brewers, decreed that any commercial beermaker who sold unfit beer would be drowned in his/her own libation.

SCIENCE

Studying the experimentally induced intoxicated behavior of ants in 1888, naturalist John Lubbock noticed that the insects that had too much to drink were picked up by nest mates and carried home. Conversely, drunken strangers were summarily tossed in a ditch.

Beer, as all alcoholic drinks, is made by fermentation caused by bacteria feeding on the yeast cells, then defecating. This bacterial excrement is called alcohol.

TOP 10 BEER DRINKING COUNTRIES

1. Czech Republic
2. Ireland
3. Germany
4. Australia
4. Austria
6. United Kingdom
7. Slovenia
8. Belgium
9. Denmark
10. Finland

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[FranKoP]

what, no mexico in the list????

[voltronsky]

Mexico has pretty shitty beer, except maybe for "Modelo Negro", but I can live without it ;p

[powermud1]

first heard this in the 80s. still not many bands can pack that much energy into a song

[voltronsky]

yep that's cuz beer is the ultimate energy drink!

[ghostdog80]

YES finland is on the list..Im so fucking broud and i will personally try to get finland even higher to go and buy mäyräkoira every day

[voltronsky]

yes make us proud and bring high the ranks of Finland

[S0D0M1T3]

Long Live Beer

Long Live Tankard

Thrash 'Till Death

[kimikimz1]

GERMAN TRASH IS THE BEST :)))

[damageplan67]

Thou shall not waste,thou shall not spill,thou shall not puke just drink a beer!!!! The true rules of drinking.

[LukosMelanos]

1:24 ===> :-D

[MetalBreeder]

@voltronsky It is kind of true... but we have the best tequila (:

[TeutonicThrasher87]

@FranKoP Nicht alles was gelb ist und weißen Schaum oben drauf hat ist auch Bier!

Das einzig wahre und echte Bier kommt aus Deutschland denn nur hier gibt es pures und reines Bier!

Stop the chemical Invasion, fight for your right to drink pure beer!

[tnuocnikufesin666]

@ThePedrohbc and for mexico too...

[DagorAngmar]

@FranKoP it doesn't matter... because the entire world drinks beer... so i guess Venezuela "My country" is number 11 XD because in this is normal that you see ugly bastards in the street with a beer in their hands. and i think in your contry is the same XD

[CrazyBucketheadFan]

@voltronsky nah corona is pretty down

[ThePedrohbc]

@voltronsky Beer from german is the best I guess.

[shitfaced1312]

german beer and thrash for the win!!!