{{Short description|none}} [[File:Barley wines.png|thumb|The color of [[barley wine]]s ranges from a translucent deep [[amber]], to cloudy [[mahogany]] (left), to a near-[[opaque]] black (right).]]

[[Barley]], a member of the [[Poaceae|grass family]], was one of the first domesticated grains in the [[Fertile Crescent]] and drinks made from it range from thin [[herbal tea]]s and [[beer]]s to thicker drinkable [[pudding]]s and [[gruel]]s.

Barley has been used as a source of [[ferment]]able material for beer for thousands of years and [[whiskey]] for centuries. Barley beer was probably one of the first [[alcoholic drink]]s developed by Neolithic humans. More recently, it has been used as a component of various health foods and drinks.

In 2016, barley was ranked fourth among grains in quantity produced (141 million tonnes) behind [[maize]], [[rice]], and [[wheat]] (all of which are used for beer).{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

==Barley-based drinks== [[File:Mugicha.jpg|thumb|A glass mug of ''mugicha'', a type of [[roasted barley tea]]]] {{dynamic list}} ===Traditional drinks=== [[File:Barley milk.jpg|thumb|Barley milk]] * [[Plant milk|Barley milk]] * [[Barley tea]] * [[Barley water]] * [[Barley wine]] * [[Beer]], including [[corn beer]], [[rice beer]], and [[wheat beer]] * [[Barley tea|Café de cebada]] * [[Caffè d'orzo]] (Coffee of Barley) * Emoliente * [[Malt drink]] * [[Malt liquor]] * [[Malt whisky]] * [[Malta (soft drink)]] * [[Malted milk]] * [[Pinol]] * [[Talbina]]

===Commercial products=== * Amul Pro * [[Barleycup]] * Canvas Barley Milk * [[Caro (drink)|Caro]] * [[Horlicks]] * [[Inka (drink)|Inka]] * [[Milo (drink)|Milo]] * [[Ovaltine]] * [[Pero (beverage)|Pero]] * RoBarr roasted barley * [[Robinsons (drink)|Robinsons barley water]] * [[Supermalt]]

==See also== * [[Coffee substitute]] * [[Malt]] * [[Mash ingredients]] * [[Roasted grain drink]] {{Portal bar|Drink|Lists}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{commonscat-inline|Barley beverages}}

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