The Fascinating Chronological History of Beer
Introduction According to 2017 statistical figures, the worldwide production of beer equaled a whopping 190 billion liters (190 million kiloliters) or 50 billion gallons. The…
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Barley beer was in popular consumption in Late Bronze Age Mesopotamia, new study states
Beer was in popular consumption nearly 3,500 years ago in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), a new study has revealed. Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science,…
New evidence suggests how the Norsemen produced beer at least since the Iron Age
In what turned out to be one of the earliest pieces of evidence of beer-making in Sweden, researchers at the Lund University were able to…
Archaeologists come across 2,200-year old liquor inside a bronze kettle
Last year, we had talked about the world’s oldest known unopened bottle of wine, with the ‘vintage’ object estimated to be around 1,700-years old. Well,…
4500-year old buildings with beer and bread making facilities discovered in Tell Edfu
Last month, we talked about how archaeologists had (possibly) came across the oldest known complex at the ancient Egyptian site of Tell Edfu, which dated…
The world’s oldest known beer recipe comes from ancient Mesopotamia
It is hypothesized that beer (or at least the precursor to beer-like concoctions) was probably developed independently in different parts of the world. In fact,…
5,000-year old Chinese beer recipe recreated by Stanford students
Li Liu, a professor in Chinese archaeology at Stanford, along with doctoral candidate Jiajing Wang and a group of other researchers, were instrumental in discovering…
Short video presents the wonderful history of beer in under 5 minutes
On occasion of National Beer Lovers Day, we have decided to take a brief stroll through the fascinating history lane of beer. A nifty short…
The world’s oldest known payslip depicts how workers were possibly ‘paid’ in beer
Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, boasts a lasting legacy that relates to many of humanity’s ‘firsts’. One among them pertains to a 5,000-year old artifact…
Researchers surprised by the ‘secret’ ingredient of barley in 5,000-year old Chinese beer recipe
Back in March, we talked about how the ancient Nubians steeped their beer with strong antibiotics, possibly enticed by the frothy golden hue of streptomyces….
