“Most traditional forms of alcohol are made for immediate consumption”
Most traditional forms of alcohol are made for immediate consumption: They will spoil within...
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“Unlike its role in other societies, wine eventually replaced beer and other drinks altogether among Greeks (except Spartans), Etruscans, and Romans of all social classes”
In Europe, credible evidence for alcoholic beverages, especially drinking vessels in funerary contexts, dates...
Whereas barley beer and beer goddesses reigned supreme in the lowlands of Egypt and Mesopotamia, wine was the preferred fermented beverage in the upland regions of the southern Levant. The Holy Land is where two of the world’s major religions – Judaism and Christianity – originated, and their holy writings (“scriptures”) are a testament to the centrality of wine in faith and practice.
Whereas barley beer and beer goddesses reigned supreme in the lowlands of Egypt and...
Cultivated Crops during the Time of the Babylonian Talmud
As in earlier periods, the staple crops were wheat, barley and dates. A daily...
“…the Israelites departed from Egypt, a country where this bread-beer was the only obtainable or national alcoholic luxury, to the land flowing with milk, honey, and wine…”
…the Israelites departed from Egypt, a country where this bread-beer was the only obtainable...
“…the words in Exodus xii. 19, “that which is leavened,” which in Hebrew are rendered מַחְמֶצֶת, or machmetzeth, was a beer similar to the modern Egyptian paste or bread beer…”
…I contend that the words in Exodus xii. 19, “that which is leavened,” which...
“…the substance now rendered as “that which is leavened” (Exodus xii. 19) was, in reality, the Hebrew beer…”
…the substance now rendered as “that which is leavened” (Exodus xii. 19) was, in...
“Iron Age sites in Israel have recently produced numerous remains, such as beer jugs and bottles, straw-tip strainers and donut-shaped fermentation stoppers, all of which provide evidence of Israelite beer drinking”
Iron Age sites in Israel have recently produced numerous remains, such as beer jugs...
“To be effective, critical coverage of “bad” beer needs to be well-considered and constructive…”
To be effective, critical coverage of “bad” beer needs to be well-considered and constructive,...
“What explains the nature of the craft-beer boom?”
…what explains the nature of the craft-beer boom? From several interviews with economists and...