Some of the best beer moments are not about the beer, they are about who is across the table. This list has one genuinely real, sourced quote about drinking and friendship, plus toasts written for the friends who always show up.
A real quote worth knowing
“Here’s to alcohol, the rose colored glasses of life.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned (1922)This one is genuinely his, not a beer-specific line but a real, sourced quote about drinking that gets misattributed to other writers online (commonly to Hemingway, incorrectly).
“I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”
— Winston ChurchillWidely and consistently reported as his own words about drinking.
Friendship beer toasts
FAQ
Is the rose colored glasses quote really from Hemingway?
No, that is a common misattribution. It is F. Scott Fitzgerald, from his 1922 novel The Beautiful and Damned.
Are there real quotes specifically about beer and friendship?
Very few hold up to sourcing, which is why we kept this list mostly original and clearly labeled, with the one verified quote about drinking generally called out.
Quote attributions are checked where possible; several oft-repeated “beer quotes” online are misattributed or unverifiable, and we flag those rather than pass them off as fact.
