Beer is a fermented beverage made from grain, yeast, water, and hops.
1600
Flavoring for beer during this time includes balsam, hay, dandelion, mint, wormwood seeds, horehound juice, crab claws, and oyster shells.
1600
When an Egyptian man offers a woman a sip of his beer, it means they are married.
1600
Beer is part of one hundred medical remedies, according to Egyptians texts.
1728
King Hammurabi decrees a daily beer ration for all ranks. The high priests get five liters per day while the workers gets two liters.
3000
Thanks to the Gilgamesh Epic, we know that beer is just as important as bread during these times. “…The whore opened her mouth and spoke to Enkidu: ‘Eat the bread now, O Enkidu, as it belongs to life. Drink also beer, as it is the custom of the land.'”
4300
Recipes are found on Babylonian clay tablets with at least twenty types of beer. Beer is also used as a daily wage for workers.
Beer is a fermented beverage made from grain, yeast, water, and hops.
Beer is a fermented beverage made from grain, yeast, water, and hops.