@zjw, yeah, I've often wondered who were the first people to drink alcohol. It dates back thousands of years. Of course, the story behind wine is that the water wasn't fit to drink and, since there was no refrigeration, grape juice just naturally fermented. I've heard the same thing about beer: the water would make people sicker, so alcohol was kinda like "curing" and/or sanitizing what they drink. Getting drunk from, and sometimes addicted to, it was just an unfortunate (or I'm sure many would say "fortunate") consequence. And now, when we do have refrigeration, people still choose to drink garbage! Go figure...