Tom, where's my beer :)

It was the accepted practice in Babylonia 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which eventually came to be known as the honeymoon.

(Note: This brewtoid was found on Alaskan Brewery's website) http://www.alaskanbeer.com)