Themed journey · 9 chapters
History of Beer
From Stone Age mortars to monastery breweries and Hanseatic cogs, all the way to refrigeration, pilsner and global corporations: how beer became what it is today.
Chapter 1When Was Beer Invented?First Traces
Chapter 2Beer in Sumer and EgyptNinkasi and the Pharaohs
Chapter 3Beer Among Germanic Tribes, Celts and RomansNorth of the Alps
Chapter 4Beer in the Middle Ages: Monasteries and TownsMonks and Citizens
Chapter 5Hanseatic Beer: Beer as an Export HitCogs Full of Barrels
Chapter 6Beer and IndustrializationCold, Steam, Yeast
Chapter 7The History of Pils: Its Triumphant RisePilsen, 1842
Chapter 8Prohibition and Beer BansUSA, Iceland, Finland
Chapter 9The World's Largest BreweriesConglomerates and Craft