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Adam's ale
Adam's ale or Adam's winenold-fashioned jocular waterAdam's ale
Adam's aleWater. A humorous phrase based on the idea that the only thing Adam and Eve had to drink in the Garden of Eden was water. I don't have any beer, but I can offer you some Adam's ale.See also: aleAdam's aleA jocular term for water, based on the strong likelihood that Adam hadn't discovered anything stronger (and they call the Garden of Eden a paradise?). Apparently no fans of alliterations, Scots used to refer to water as “Adam's beer.”See also: aleAdam's ale
Adam’s alewater; only drink in Paradise. [Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 9]See: WaterMedicalSeewaterFinancialSeeWater |