Part 1: Who Made the First Beer? Crack open a beer and you’re taking part in a tradition that goes back thousands of years. And we do mean thousands. Long before taprooms, beer flights, aluminum cans, and someone asking whether you’d like to start a tab, humans were figuring out that grain, water, and fermentation could produce something pretty interesting and very tasty. Beer Before Civilization? Pinpointing exactly who brewed the first beer is nearly impossible. Fermentation has been happening naturally for far longer than humans have understood what causes it. But archaeology gives us some fascinating clues. Evidence of… Read More »
