16: Sumerian Ale

Lisa, Christina, Thandi, and Bean head to the fertile crescent to chat about how beer might have been made in ancient Sumer. Christina spent the summer researching and even made a small batch of beer inspired by translations of cuneiform tablets from thousands of years ago. She documented the process on her blog and talked about it today on the show. And the beer was even pretty good!

Beers in this episode:

Ballykilcavan, County Laois, Ireland - ‘Millhouse Ale’ Pale Ale 4.5% - https://www.ballykilcavan.com/beers-cans.htmlLarkins Curious Society, Ireland - ‘Atlantic 353’ West Coast IPA 5.5% - https://www.mchughs.ie/Larkins-Curious-Society-Atlantic-353-440mlHope, Dublin, Ireland - ‘Hop On’ Session Ale 4.3% - https://hopebeer.ie/portfolio-item/hop-on-session-ipa/

Links:

Christina’s website, Braciatix:  https://braciatrix.com/Burning, Drowning, and Cheating: Legal Codes in the 155 Cuneiform Tablets: https://braciatrix.com/2021/06/25/burning-drowning-and-cheating-legal-codes-in-the-155-cuneiform-tablets/In Which I Scour 155 Cuneiform Tablets for References to Beer: https://braciatrix.com/2021/06/16/in-which-i-scour-155-cuneiform-tablets-for-references-to-beer/I Recreated a Four-Thousand-Year-Old Ale: https://braciatrix.com/2021/08/03/i-recreated-a-four-thousand-year-old-ale/Ninkasi:  https://braciatrix.com/2018/03/12/ninkasi/Lisa’s article in Serious Eats: https://www.seriouseats.com/a-very-brief-history-of-women-in-beer-middle-ages-colonial

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