Beer

Beer was created by the fermentation of barley and hops in water. The farming of hops for this purpose may have been what caused humanity to first switch from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural one. (PROSE: Walking to Babylon)

Beers and ales were often served in pints. The Brigadier stated, "I'd rather have a pint", at the end of events in Devil's End, alluding to a pint of beer or ale. (TV: The Dæmons)

Alien beers and ales included Martian ale, Fisherman's Ruin and Admiral's Old Antisocial.

Ale

 * In the cellar of his house, the Seventh Doctor had a shelf stacked high with Ogron ale. (PROSE: Decalog 2: Lost Property)
 * Bernice Summerfield drank real ale in Oxford, 1993. (PROSE: The Dimension Riders)
 * Evelyn Smythe used to compete in the Yard of Ale race against the students at the History Social. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)
 * A bar on Blinni-Gar served Ogron ale. (PROSE: Prime Time)
 * The Fifth Doctor got drunk on ale spiked with ginger beer, which seriously reduced his resistance to alcohol. This also affected the TARDIS. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)

Beer

 * The Seventh Doctor and Dr. John Watson drank beer in London. It was laced with strychnine to give it body. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire)
 * The Eighth Doctor drank beer in Las Vegas. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
 * Bernice Summerfield drank six pints at a beer tent on the planet Crex. (PROSE: Human Nature)
 * Bernice Summerfield once spent time in the Witch and Whirlwind drinking beer while Jason Kane and Emile Mars-Smith were off having adventures. (PROSE: Deadfall)
 * Much beer was consumed at the Cheldon Bonniface pub leading up to Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane's wedding. (PROSE: Happy Endings)
 * St. Oscar's University held at the end of each term the 'Kinky Gerlinky Memorial Staturluna, Beer Race and Pyjama Jump'. (PROSE: Ghost Devices)
 * Ben Jackson had some beer in 17th century Cornwall. (TV: The Smugglers)
 * In 2700 BC Mesopotamia, Ace drank beer from a bowl. She thought it tasted not unlike pig vomit. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
 * Fitz Kreiner drank beer and ate crisps on Vega Station. (PROSE: Demontage)
 * Gwen Cooper drank a large beer as Jack explained some details about Torchwood. (TV: Everything Changes)