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Archaeologists have unearthed an approximately 5,000-year-old brewery in China:
It's the oldest beer-making facility ever discovered in China – and the evidence indicates that these early brewers were already using specialized tools and advanced beer-making techniques. For instance, the scientists found a pottery stove, which the ancient brewers would have heated to break down carbohydrates to sugar. And the brewery's underground location was important for both storing beer and controlling temperature – too much heat can destroy the enzymes responsible for that carb-to-sugar conversion, explains Patrick McGovern, a biomolecular archaeologist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, who was not involved in the current research.
[...] The research group inspected the pots and jugs, and found ancient grains that had lingered inside. The grains showed evidence that they had been damaged by malting and mashing, two key steps in beer making. Residue from inside the uncovered pots and funnels was tested with ion chromatography to find out what the ancient beer was made of. The 5,000-year-old beer "recipe" was published [DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601465113] on Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
(Score: 2) by julian on Wednesday May 25 2016, @05:26AM
You've got it wrong. I'm a millennial (26yo) and my alcohol consumption is almost exclusively beer. I sometimes drink wine and never drink hard alcohol.
But fair trade organic yerba mate is my main drink--excluding filtered water which I pound hourly from my reusable metal Contigo/Sigg bottle.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 25 2016, @05:41AM
Holy crap man. You're a millennial who doesn't feel overwhelmingly compelled to drink wine with your pizza like the stereotype says. Are you absolutely sure you exist?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday May 25 2016, @07:16PM
But in exchange, he has embraced the IPA! Hopped up everything!
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 25 2016, @06:08AM
We drink indi craft beer you muppet.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday May 25 2016, @07:18PM
Brewed exclusively with yeast isolated from a hipster's beard. [wikipedia.org]
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