Episode 10: The History and Archaeology of Beer
It’s summertime, and a lot of us are drinking beer or other cold bevies while sitting *physically distanced* with our friends outside. Wheat has been domesticated for a very long time. Humans have been brewing beer and other fermented beverages for a very long time, as well. But has beer always been how it is now? Kelsey, Gill and Lulu discuss how beer has actually changed a ton over the past ~7-10 thousand years.
Ever heard about the Beer Purity Law? Listen to this episode, learn all about it, and impress those friends the next time you’re enjoying a cold one. Cheers!
Intro/Outro Music:
The Spaghetti Western Set by Brett Van Donsel Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=WizFTwM_J_8&feature=emb_logo
References and Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jvt7P4MOlc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP21LH3T9yQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuQY7WYs2b4
Curtis W. Jan/Feb 2014. The archaeology of beer. The Atlantic. p. 47.
Homan MM. 2004. Beer and its drinkers: An ancient near eastern love story. Near Eastern Archaeology; 67(2). pp. 84-95.
Joffe AH, 1998. Alcohol and Social Complexity in Ancient Western Asia. Current Anthropology, 39(3), pp.297–322.
Logan AL, Hastorf CA, Pearsall DM. 2012. "Let’s drink together": Early ceremonial use of maize in the Titicaca Basin. Latin American Antiquity 23(3).
Steamwhistle. 2016. The 500th anniversary of the Beer Purity Law. Steamwhistle.ca. https://steamwhistle.ca/blog/the-500th-anniversary-of-the-bavarian-purity-law/
Warden LA. 2013. Pottery and Economy in Old Kingdom Egypt, BRILL. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/lib/ucalgary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1481156.
Williams N.. 26 July 1996. How the Ancient Egyptians Brewed Beer. Science 273. P. 432.
Beer in China:
Jinga Brewing. April 21, 2017. New old beer: Mijiaya Neolithic Ale. Jingabrewing.com; https://jingabrewing.com/new-old-beer-mijiaya-neolithic-ale/
Metcalfe T. 2016. 5,000-year-old Chinese beer recipe had secret ingredient. LiveScience. Livescience.com; https://www.livescience.com/54834-ancient-chinese-beer-recipe-reconstructed.html
Wang J, Liu L, Ball T, Yu L, Li Y, Xing F. 2016. Revealing a 5,000-y-old beer recipe in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; 113 (23) 6444-6448; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601465113
