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 " ) According to Erimem , Ra ordered a high priest at Heliopolis to pour gallons of beer dyed with pomegranate which was used to bait Sekhmet with as a lake of " blood " . When Sekhmet became stupefied by the alcohol , she was trapped in a salt , or trisilicate , spaceship . ( AUDIO : " The Bride of Peladon " ) Alien beers and ales included Martian ale , Fisherman ' s Ruin and Admiral ' s Old Antisocial . Styles of beer . Ale . In the cellar of his house , the Seventh Doctor had a shelf stacked high with Ogron ale . ( PROSE : " " ) Bernice Summerfield drank real ale in Oxford in 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 - Gaar 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 " ) Charlotte Pollard got Simon Murchford drunk on " the special ale " before stealing his uniform and disguising herself as Murchford and stealing his papers to get on board the " R101 " in October 1930 . ( AUDIO : " Storm Warning " ) Hickman drank Old Oak Light Ale . ( TV : " The Sea Devils " ) Latara , the wise man of the Sevateem , brewed ale . ( AUDIO : " Dead Men ' s Tales " ) 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 " ) The Eighth Doctor , Anji Kapoor and Fitz Kreiner attended a Christmas bonfire the Vacherie volunteer fire department in St James Parish held to raise money . They had giant vats of gumbo , red beans and rice and five refrigerator s of beer to serve . Fitz thought that it was " bloody awful beer " and said that the reason they chilled it was to hide the fact that it had no taste . ( PROSE : " The City of the Dead " ) 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 : " " ) Fitz Kreiner drank beer and ate crisp s on Vega Station . ( PROSE : " Demontage " ) Danny Pink drank a beer while waiting for Clara . ( TV : " Listen , The Caretaker " ) Gwen Cooper drank a large beer as Jack explained some details about Torchwood . ( TV : " Everything Changes " ) Roy drank St Nicholas Welsh Lager in his yard during a party . ( TV : " Small Worlds " ) Owen and Gwen were drinking St Nicholas Welsh Lager during dinner while talking about what they knew of Jack . ( TV : " Day One " ) Beer in popular culture . A song named " The Wild Rover " included the lyrics , " And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer . " ( TV : " Turn Left " )