Adam's+ale

=Adam's ale=

Water.

Эль Адамов, вода.

[[image:http://www.phrases.org.uk/images/adams.jpg width="81" height="129" align="right" caption="Various ales using the brand name Samuel Adams are, in fact, Adams' ales now."]]
Jokey reference to the only drink available to Adam - the first man, in the biblical and Koranic traditions. It alludes to the simplicity and purity of life in the biblical Eden before the fall. This is in contrast to the association of strong drink with evil and the devil. 'The demon drink' was a metaphor frequently used by supporters of the Temperance Movement.

> The term is now used less than previously, although it was in common use until the mid to late 20th century.

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Adam's wine - вино Адама, вода.

Пример:
The earliest printed citation is from William Prynne's //The soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes//, 1643: > "They have beene shut up in prisons and dungeons ... allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams Ale, and scarce a penny bread a day to support their lives."