Beer, Wine “…beverages in antiquity most often contained many ingredients: products solely composed of barley, grapes, or dates were rare” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 May 2017 Compounding the difficulty in identifying שֵׁכָר is the fact that beverages in antiquity most...
Beer “Every beer is a brewer’s invention to some degree—a combination of ingredients that could never be found in nature” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 May 2017 Every beer is a brewer’s invention to some degree—a combination of ingredients that could...
Beer, Bible, Middle East “The process for making beer was different in the ancient world from that used today, and it didn’t include the addition of hops or carbonation” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 May 2017 Barley, one of the more popular grains for making beer in the ancient world,...
Beer “American craft brewing is American manufacturing that doesn’t outsource these well-paying American jobs” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 May 2017 The growth and the excitement in the beer business is in craft, and its...
Beer, Bible “…the fact that ancient Israel produced, consumed, and cherished wine by no means precludes beer production” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 March 2017 …the fact that ancient Israel produced, consumed, and cherished wine by no means precludes...
Beer, Bible “Ancient Israel’s affinity for beer has largely been ignored” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 February 2017 Beer was a staple in the Israelite diet, just as it was throughout the...
Beer, Bible “The importance of beer in the ancient Near East can be seen by the fact that, in time, the word for beer came to designate the state of drunkenness” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 February 2017 The importance of beer in the ancient Near East can be seen by the...
Beer “…it is in the literature. rather than in the archaeology and economic records of the ancient Near East, that beer leaves its greatest mark” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 February 2017 Unlike wine, beer does not improve with age and it is typically consumed immediately....
Babylonian Talmud, Beer, Wine “…it appears that wine was much more expensive in Babylonia than beer in the Talmudic period” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 February 2017 …it appears that wine was much more expensive in Babylonia than beer in the...
Beer “Humans have been making beer for at least 5,000 years, and most likely much longer” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 February 2017 Humans have been making beer for at least 5,000 years, and most likely much...