[muawiyah]

Before beer there was HONEY and GRAPES and OTHER WILD FRUIT. And you didn't have to even have ceramic pots to work that stuff down to a potable inebriating libation (for birthday parties and stuff like that, right).

These guys had been making cheese for at least 50,000 to 75,000 years ~ since their arrival in Central Asian ~ takes a slower sort of fermintation which requires cool weather typical of the Ice Age.

[allmendream]

I imagine cheese making was more important back then as it was unlikely lactose tolerance had yet evolved in those North European and African cattle herding societies where it exists today.

Cheese fermentation makes a product that is undrinkable to almost all adult mammals into a palatable food.

[himno hero]

Thank you!

I like beer. it makes me a jolly good fellow
I like beer. it helps me unwind and sometimes it makes me feel mellow (makes him feel mellow)
Whiskey’s too rough, champagne costs too much, and vodka puts my mouth in gear
Aw, this little refrain should help me explain as a matter of fact i love beer
(yes, he likes beer)

I agree with Tom T Hall