[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?

[Buckeye McFrog]

"It smells so terrible,” Perruchini told Smithsonian.

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

[Scarpetta]

The University of Penn Museum’s archaeologists discovered residue in a 4,000 year old Sumerian cask more than 30 years ago. The chemical testing proved it was the first known beer, which did not use hops but honey. Penn partnered with Anchor Steam Beer to produce the beer which they named Ninkasi, after the Sumerian goddess of beer and alcohol.

I had the pleasure of planning the special event where the brew was unveiled. It was also featured on the menu at the opening of the Louvre’s new Egyptology wing (the building that looks like a glass pyramid). Only 100 magnums were bottled. I feel very lucky to have drank it.