The Creation Of Beer Was Probably Just A Big (But Great) Mistake - Chowhound

This first brewing was likely done by an ancient people called the Sumerians, who lived in southern Mesopotamia and are credited with lots of major inventions like measuring time in hours and days, inventing schools, and writing influential stories like the Epic of Gilgamesh. Beer is actually mentioned in Gilgamesh, which was written around 2000 BCE: When the hero Gilgamesh attempts to civilize the wild Enkidu,…