Producing Beer, Wine and Spirits: Ronald Simpson

Beer is an ancient beverage. Archeological excavations have brought to light Assyrian and Babylonian bas-reliefs that depict early brewing techniques and date back 6,000 . From ancient Egypt, across the

Middle East, beer spread to central-northern Europe and became the social drink typical of the barbarian populations living there. Beer was also known to ancient Romans, who even attributed therapeutic properties to it (Sbuelz, 1991).