oh, there's a picture of the factory right on th label!
Posted on 08/15/2018 11:32:34 AM PDT by C19fan
Archaeologists have found traces of beer in Iraq that are super old, dating back 2,500 years to ancient Mesopotamia and the Babylonian Empire. While texts from those forgotten days speak of fermented drinks, this is the "oldest direct evidence" of beer discovered, Smithsonian reports. And now the archaeologists who discovered the traces are trying to replicate the recipe for us to enjoy in the modern era. Eons pass and civilizations fall, but beer is always good.
Elsa Perruchini, the lead author on the study announcing the discovery, used a process called gas chromatography, which has never before been used to identify beer residue in ancient remains. It allowed her to see past contamination like sunscreen from archaeologists working the dig to identify different compounds in the remains. Lo and behold, barley residue from beer was discovered in clay pots, as well as signs of fermentation.
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oh, there's a picture of the factory right on th label!
*** “It might taste like crap” ***
That may have been the Secret Ingrediant
*** “Ancient mans palate was probably completely different than ours. What we consider inedible he would probably find quite acceptable” ***
I agree
also when I was a kid I watched Ducks eat fermented Barley out of a bucket... it was hilarious... they would forget they had 2 legs and just keep falling down and complain very loudly while trying to walk. Good Times
Lol!!! Good one.
it’s a bit nutty...
>>also when I was a kid I watched Ducks eat fermented Barley out of a bucket... it was hilarious... they would forget they had 2 legs
Well clearly they were in no shape to fly
I suspect that the deiscovery of bread (similarly complicated) is related.
OMG! I have had Shaeffers. So gross. LOL!
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