“Water is good for only two things: floating ships and making beer”

“Water is good for only two things: floating ships and making beer” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The Denver (C) Post of January 24, 1996, credits the aphorism to “Ken Jones” (many people go by that name), but the authorship is uncertain.
     
 
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Water is good for only two things: floating ships and making beer.” — Anonymous.
 
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Ken Jones
Water is good for only two things: floating ships and making beer.
 
24 January 1996, Denver (CO) Post, “Well-schooled brewer ends drought at Tivoli” by Dick Kreck, pg. F1:
QUOTABLE: “Water is good for only two things: floating ships and making beer.” Ken Jones.
   
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Water is good only for two things: For floating ships and for making beer.
4:33 AM - 31 May 2009
 
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“Water is good for only two things: floating ships and making beer.” — Anonymous #beerquotes
11:51 AM - 28 Sep 2010
 
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Quote of the Day: “Water is good for only two things…”
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“Water is good for only two things: floating ships and making beer.” -Anonymous
 
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Water is good for only two things: floating ships and making beer!  -Anonymous
3:12 PM - 15 Oct 2018
 
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Feierabend 😃😍👌
Water is good for only two things:
Floating ships and making beer 😃😃
Have a great evening, my friends 👌😍🍻🍀
2:49 PM - 6 Feb 2019