This Beer Is from 500 BC, and Now Scientists Are Trying to Brew It

Popular Mechanics ^ | August 15, 2018 | Sarah Rense

[IYAS9YAS]

It was imported from Greece, called Hop-Lite.

Boo! Hiss! Boo!

Okay, I'm only upset because I didn't think of it. That's darn funny.

[Hyman Roth]

How about Old Iraqi English 800?

[Rurudyne]

Pharaoh Ale: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/zymurgy/pharaoh-ale-brewing-a-replica-of-an-ancient-egyptian-beer/

[V_TWIN]

Tastes like warm camel pee!

[V_TWIN]

Mesopotamian microbrew

[Red Badger]

[Snickering Hound]

And remember, Tuesday night is Ladies Night at Khufu's Lounge...

[AppyPappy]

The label says “Billy Beer”.

[rednesss]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzylJ2mjG0Y

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks for the pings! Better ancient beer through science, er somethin'.

[W.]

New Natty Light slogan:

“The beer so nice, you’ll taste it twice!”

[Huskrrrr]

Hold muh beer, Hatsheput..

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I would get my hopes up in the "enjoy" department.

I wouldn't. But I think that's what you meant.

It probably was brewed with nothing but water, barley and hops. Even back during the Roman Empire, that was the standard...and restricted...list of ingredients.

I'll stick with Weihenstephaner Korbinian or Long Trail Double Bag.

[Red Badger]

Something that has always puzzled me:

Wine discovery is fairly simple, fruit juices ferment when left in containers and produce alcohol.

But BEER is a complicated process and must be studied and experimented with.

[gathersnomoss]

Bwahahahahahahahaha.
Wild Bill’s favorite swill.

[Pontiac]

Now, Perruchini and study coauthor Claudia Glatz are trying to brew a beer that matches the residue. So far, they haven't discovered the right recipe, nor have they tried to drink any of their concoctions.

"It smells so terrible,” Perruchini told Smithsonian.

With a recommendation like that, who wouldn’t want to try it?

[ctdonath2]

The basics of beer would be pretty simple.
4 ingredients.
I can see water getting into some grain storage, airborne yeast getting the process started, and someone deciding to try adding hops to the mix when the fizzy intoxicating liquid was discovered.

What baffles me is: who would decide “oh look, some water got in my grain and now it’s all fizzy and smells weird - hey, I know, I’LL DRINK IT!” and proceeded to in enough quantity to get past the odd taste and reach inebriation, and did so often enough to decide it’s a good idea.

[Red Badger]

We may never know................My only other choice is: ALIENS..............

[central_va]

Impossible to prove but I’ll bet during neolithic times crops were grown to make beer and bread was an afterthought. This required organization so beer created civilization!

[Buckeye McFrog]

"It smells so terrible,” Perruchini told Smithsonian.

Just wait till some scientist finds a Meister Brau can 2500 years from now.