This document provides an overview of alcoholic beverages, focusing on spirits, wine, and beer. It defines alcohol and the processes of distillation and fermentation used to produce spirits. It then discusses various types of spirits in more detail, including gin, vodka, rum, whiskey and tequila. For beer, it outlines the key ingredients of malt, water, hops and yeast and explains the brewing process. It also compares the differences between ales and lagers.