Thursday, May 23, 2019

Goliath Beer?


Israeli scientists and beer makers joined talents in isolating 3,000-year-old yeast and making a Philistine beer.

“Beer was a basic commodity in the ancient world and was consumed by rich, poor, adults and children, according to Paz, as well as used in religious ritual. As indicated by the ancient strainer-stein, ancient beer was not the clear amber substance we recognize today and it would have been filled with sediment, and produced from a variety of grains, including millet, corn, sorghum, and wheat. Other ancient beverages also made with yeast that are historically thought to have been served in such jugs include mead (a beverage made of water and honey) and wine.

The product is “very close to beers that are known today in Ethiopia and elsewhere,” a participant in the research said.




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