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Today in 1980, Zimbabwe gained their Independence from the UK.

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Zimbabwe Breweries

Zimbabwe Brewery Guides

Other Guides

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%

Zimbabwe

  • Full Name: Republic of Zimbabwe
  • Location: Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
  • Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
  • Language: English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
  • Religion(s): Syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
  • Capital: Harare
  • Population: 12,619,600; 61st
  • Area: 390,757 sq km, 61st
  • Comparative Area: Slightly larger than Montana
  • National Food: Sadza
  • National Symbol: Flame Lily
  • Affiliations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth
  • Independence: From the UK, April 18, 1980

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 18
  • BAC: 0.08%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 4

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  • How to Say “Beer”: beer
  • How to Order a Beer: One beer, please
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Cheers
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 25%
  • Wine: 5%
  • Spirits: 2%
  • Other: 68%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 4.08
  • Unrecorded: 1.00
  • Total: 5.08
  • Beer: 0.96

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 4.1 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Increase
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Sales Restrictions: Time, location, specific events, intoxicated persons, petrol stations
  • Advertising Restrictions: No
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No

Patterns of Drinking Score: 4

Prohibition: None

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Mermaids Love Beer

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You just can’t make this stuff up. In southern Africa, two dam projects were in danger of being thwarted by … mermaids. According to the Weird Wide Web, the “mermaids had harassed workers installing water pumps at a dam near the small town of Gokwe, in northern Zimbabwe, according to local media reports.” And similar reports came from a project at the “Osborne Dam, near Mutare in the country’s east.”
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“Water resources minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo told a Senate committee last week that work on the pumps at Gokwe dam had stopped after terrified workers complained of machines breaking down under mysterious circumstances, and blamed mermaids, the state-run Herald newspaper reported.” Nkomo suggested that traditional rituals be performed at both dam sites, and that apparently included the use of “traditionally brewed beer, to rid them of the mermaid menace.” And apparently it did the trick. The “mermaid-plagued dam in Zimbabwe is up and working after traditional healers brewed beer to appease the mischievous water spirits.” Who knew?