Digging around some dusty old book shelfs I recently ran across this article in an old publication called "World's Work," published in 1908. The article is about how the Belgians of the day were some of the most thrifty people in the world, and also some of the biggest beer drinkers.
I just uploaded the article in The Reading Room. Click here to find the article. Great philosophy on living - and it includes beer. Win-WIn