In this thread, I hope to discuss Beer. Beer: one of the oldest drinks man has created.
What's driven all settled people's to develop a fermented brew? If anyone would like to post articles, videos, feel free to do so.
The History of Beer
Aiden Torres
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Wyatt Davis
It was developed by the Egyptians. They used a special cup with a filter on top to drain out the barley fragments and residues. It was a popular drink with the lower and middle classes, particularly senet players.
However, the upper classes of Egypt, much like in modern society, tended to prefer wine, imported from the Aegean.
Eli Morales
Neat!
Dominic Turner
>one of the oldest drinks man has created
>man
Oh please sweetie, stop with that toxic masculinity and thank us already
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Brandon Nelson
Fun fact: Egyptians called their beer "Zythos", exactly how later Celts and Slavs called theirs. To this day "żyto" is a word for Secale among the Slavs.
Noah Gonzalez
Beer was created by upper classes to keep lower classes from rebelling against them by keeping them drunk, unhealthy, stupid, and complacent.
Kayden James
Beer was exceptionally useful because it made potentially unclean and unsafe water completely potable and delicious. It was generally more watered down than what we're used to, even children drank it everyday.
Austin Kelly
marxist pls go
Matthew Thomas
Then why does wine exist?
Nicholas Rogers
It already was used in Europe during the Neolithic too though.
Adrian Miller
It was developed by Sumerians.
They even had a goddess of beer, named Ninkasi and her holy songs were first recorded beer recipes.
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European neolithic also saw production of alcohol, probably both wine and beer.
Also, a dacian diety named Sabasios was an original diety of beer, later being absorbed by Romans into Bacchus cult.
Thomas Parker
As a Slav i can confirm this to a degree.
"Žito" in my languange means grain, which is vital in beer production.
You can use "žito" to refer to barley, wheat, anything grainy really.
Isaac Scott
The greeks and romans were aware of beer but was not very popular with them it seems. Preferring wine instead. The Greek general and writer Xenophon, in Book IV of his Anabasis, writes:
"There were stores within of wheat and barley and vegetables, and wine made from barley in great big bowls; the grains of barley malt lay floating in the beverage up to the lip of the vessel, and reeds lay in them, some longer, some shorter, without joints; when you were thirsty you must take one of these into your mouth, and suck. The beverage without admixture of water was very strong, and of a delicious flavour to certain palates, but the taste must be acquired."
William Baker
The earliest beer in Europe is from Catalonia and dates to 4000 bc
Christopher Allen
In the early modern period the women of the house would brew the beer. As has already been stated, it was a far safer method of hydration than using just water, especially in urban areas. Alcoholic volume was far lower than ‘normal’ beer today; it would take a lot to get drunk. In Britain at least, after industrialisation it was still a popular drink, and was sold as ‘boys’ beer’ until it died out around the mid 20th century. In a way the likes of Shandy Bass are spiritual successors.
Blake Martin
Here's question that always interested me,
Has the quality of beer gotten better or worse? There's probably no way to know for sure but was there some super delicious legendary beer of the past, or is what we have available today the best?
Austin Roberts
>The beverage without admixture of water was very strong, and of a delicious flavour to certain palates, but the taste must be acquired."
Sounds about right
Bentley Young
i would say to try german beer because the "reinheitsgebot" was established in 1516
Gavin Hughes
beers like that and the Belgian "Stella" have been heavily modified since then
Jace Stewart
"get me a beer, wench" has never been so relevant
Henry Morris
Ah, beer. The white man's drink.
Zachary Perry
Exceedingly great thread noble user!
Lucas Walker
Nice try. Post the world map.