In his book"The Beer of the Bible," James Death, anthropologist and head brewer of the Cairo Brewery in Alexandria, theorized that the manna from heaven that God fed the Israelites in the desert was wusa, an Arab bread-based, porridge-like beer.
The Egyptians passed their knowledge on to the Greeks. Reaction to beer in wine-loving Greece was mixed. Despite Plato's assertion that "He was a wise man who invented beer," some Greek physicians thought beer caused leprosy, or at least too-frequent urination.
The Greeks, in turn, taught the Romans to brew. The Romans called their brew "cerevisia,"from Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, and vis, Latin for "strength." This is the root of the modern Spanish word for beer, cerveza.
The Egyptians passed their knowledge on to the Greeks. Reaction to beer in wine-loving Greece was mixed. Despite Plato's assertion that "He was a wise man who invented beer," some Greek physicians thought beer caused leprosy, or at least too-frequent urination.
The Greeks, in turn, taught the Romans to brew. The Romans called their brew "cerevisia,"from Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, and vis, Latin for "strength." This is the root of the modern Spanish word for beer, cerveza.
3 things you should know about Beer
In almost all cultures brewing of beer was and is a woman's work
Romans brought beer and brewing with them to the British Isles in 55 BC
During Medieval times beer was used for tithing, trading and payment of taxes.
Romans brought beer and brewing with them to the British Isles in 55 BC
During Medieval times beer was used for tithing, trading and payment of taxes.
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