Beer: a source of national pride, tax revenue and hangovers. Here are ten of the most famous beers in the world and facts you never knew about them.

1. Victoria Bitter - Australia



Served in classic stubby bottles, Victoria Bitter markets itself as the best cold beer. Detractors claim that’s because it’s only worth tasting when it’s near frozen. Despite that, it’s still the top selling beer in Australia.

2. Guinness - Ireland



This dry stout with a black hue is famous the world over. Two interesting facts about Guiness: A perfect pour should take 119.50 seconds and 110 million pints of Guinness are consumed each day.

3. Corona - Mexico



You can’t get Corona on tap, only from a bottle. But it’s a bottle that’s available in 170 countries. The classic way to drink it is with a lemon or lime squeezed in the top.

4. Tiger Beer - Singapore



Jason Statham is seen drinking Tiger Beer in the movie The Transporter and Jackie Chan wakes up with a Tiger Beer bottle in The Accidental Spy, proving there’s an undeniable link between action heroes and Tiger Beer.

5. Budweiser - United States of America



Wassup? Budweiser – the beer of America. But did you know that German beer regulations do not consider the American giant an actual Budweiser beer because it has too much rice in it? Strange but true.

6. Carling - United Kingdom



Carling was invented by a Yorkshire farmer back in 1818. First brewed in Canada and now owned by Coors, it doesn’t feel like a British beer – but it’s still the number one lager in the UK!

7. Duvel - Belgium



Duvel, a strong Beligan beer, means ‘devil’ in Dutch. In the 1920s someone who had sunk a few pints of this 8.5 per cent beer suggested the name and somehow it stuck.

8. Asahi - Japan



During the First World War, Japan forced German prisoners of war to work in the Asahi brewery to ensure production of beer didn’t halt. Today Asahi is as popular outside of Japan as it is within.

9. Carlsberg - Denmark



Carlsberg isn’t just popular in Denmark – it’s the leading beer in Russia as well. Interesting fact: it’s named after the son of the man who started the original brewery back in 1847.

10. Tsingtao - China



Deckard (Harrison Ford) orders this beer after killing the replicant Zhora in Blade Runner. Also, Clint Eastwood is seen swigging from a Tsingtao in the movie Grand Torino. If it’s good enough for them...