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Adam's ale

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Adam's ale

Water. 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. A: "OK, two beers, and for you, sir?" B: "Oh, just an Adam's ale for me, thanks. I'm driving." A: "Sure thing, let me get you some Adam's ale—we have it on tap here!" B: "Har har, good one."
See also: ale
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Adam's ale

A 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: ale
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References in periodicals archive
Adam's ale Water, because the first man had nothing else to drink; in Scotland, it is sometimes called Adam's wine.
Adam and Eve
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