The first piece of literature that has endured over the years, the Epic of Gilgamesh, also testifies about the existence and consumption of beer, even attributing it the power to signify the civilization as opposed to the world of the beast that did not have any use of such drink. One of the heroes in the legend, Enkidu, is brought into the civilized world though the contact with a woman, consumption of beer and hygiene: "Enkidu's primitive nature is demonstrated by his lack of familiarity with bread and beer; but once he has consumed them, and then washed himself, he too becomes a human and is then ready to go to Uruk, the city ruled by Gilgamesh" (the History of the World in Six Glasses, p.27). The first recorded literary piece is linked with the largest city in Mesopotamia and the first alcoholic beverage to be used by humans at a large scale.
In ancient times, beer is also known to have been produces and used in various forms, but also in the Americas and in Asia. The ancient Mayas, the Incas and respectively by Tibetans. Later, the ancient Germans started to brew beer in order to use it for religious purposes, but also to drink it at their tables and gatherings. "in the Finnish poetic saga Kalewala, 400 verses are devoted to beer but only 200 were needed for the creation of the earth. According to the Edda, the great Nordic epic, wine was reserved for the gods, beer belonged to mortals and mead to inhabitants of the realm of the dead"(a History of Beer, http://www.alabev.com/history.htm)
The first major technological improvements in the production process of beer belonged, as many other improvements in the production of alcoholic beverages, to the Christian monks in Europe. After attempts to find a new ingredient that would keep beer from spoiling for longer periods of time, one of the most important ingredients to be used for the preservation of beer became the hops and it was used in Flanders. After that, the Germans were those who left...
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