Beer dates back to ancient Mesopotamia, and held an important dietary role.
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14 things you didn't know about the history of beer
Here are some important things you should know about beer and its history.
Brewing was also a religious practice, related to the Sumerian goddess Ninkasi.
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The straw was invented by the Sumerians for drinking beer.
Beer has existed in China for about 5,000 years.
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Some experts on the history of beer credit the drink with the rise of civilization.
Yeast has always been an integral part of brewing – but humans didn't know how it worked until the 19th century.
Monks played an important role in modernizing the brewing process, including the addition of hops.
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The cold climates of modern-day Germany and the Czech Republic gave the Western world lagers.
But the ancestor of lagers seem to have existed in South America first.
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A 500-year-old law shaped the course of beer history in Germany and beyond.
The Guinness brewery at St. James' Gate in Dublin was leased for a period of 9,000 years.
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The hop farming community of Boonville, California, developed its own folk language in the late 1800s.
George Washington was an enthusiastic home brewer.
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Homebrewing only became legal in all 50 states in 2013.
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