How Beer Conquered the World (Twice): From Cavemen to Craft Breweries
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Which came first, bread or beer? This- more than the chicken and the egg- is the true question that's baffled historians for generations. What we know for sure is that since the beginning of human civilization, beer has been essential; starting out as a thick nutrient-rich beer "porridge", in this video we track the incredible path to the present, from Hammurabi's Code to the German expansion to the modern craft beer revolution. And along the way, we spend time with some innovative brewers, to learn the science and techniques behind actually making beer itself.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - The Biggest Brewery in Egypt
4:05 - What is Beer?
8:20 - The Earliest Beers
13:40 - Master Gao and the Jiahu Experiment
22:16 - Sumerians and Babylonians
25:30 - Egypt
28:21 - Beer Across the Old World
30:45 - The First Social Drink
33:59 - The Battle of Teutoburg Forest
36:55 - Gruit
39:56 - How Beer is Made
44:44 - Hops
48:49 - Beer in the Middle Ages
51:10 - The Oldest Beer Brand
53:37 - Lagers, Ales, and Beer in the New World
57:38 - London in the 18th Century
1:00:44 - A Quick Beer Break
1:03:04 - Revivals and Innovations
1:07:28 - The Bavarian Immigrants
1:10:17 - Beer Comes Back to Asia
1:13:25 - The One in Front of You
1:15:54 - Breakthroughs
1:19:09 - Corporate
1:23:16 - Conclusion
1:24:44 - Game-Changers
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Video Credits:
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Peasants: "What's in it for us?"
Pharaoh: *looks around* "I got beer!"
Peasants: "How tall do you want it?"
Early peoples of the fertile crescent stored their barley in amphora buried in the ground to keep them cool for extended storage. Torrential rains or floods would occasionally fill the grain vessels with water. Sometime later the residents would return to find the grain had turned into a crude ale. Being hungry they ate/drank this concoction and found it to be quite pleasant as well as imbuing then with a joyous altered state. From there, experiments began to try to improve this random fermentation. This is my preferred hypothesis of the beginnings of beer. Finally, to quote Homer Simson, "Beer, the cause of and solution to all problems"!
Thanks Adam and crew. You guys are amazing.
( or when your first drink on Thai Airways is a Shinga warming up for the spicy food 🤩)
Thank you for your work as always, I hope you can keep making these types of documentaries long into the future!
Specially when it's sunny and already like 30 ºC outside.
How Beer Conquered the World (Twice): From Cavemen to Craft Breweries
OTR Food & History
189,370 views
Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications!
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Which came first, bread or beer? This- more than the chicken and the egg- is the true question that's baffled historians for generations. What we know for sure is that since the beginning of human civilization, beer has been essential; starting out as a thick nutrient-rich beer "porridge", in this video we track the incredible path to the present, from Hammurabi's Code to the German expansion to the modern craft beer revolution. And along the way, we spend time with some innovative brewers, to learn the science and techniques behind actually making beer itself.
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Please consider supporting OTR on Patreon and thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. Patreon: OTRontheroad
Website: http://www.OTRontheroad.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otr.offther...
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0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - The Biggest Brewery in Egypt
4:05 - What is Beer?
8:20 - The Earliest Beers
13:40 - Master Gao and the Jiahu Experiment
22:16 - Sumerians and Babylonians
25:30 - Egypt
28:21 - Beer Across the Old World
30:45 - The First Social Drink
33:59 - The Battle of Teutoburg Forest
36:55 - Gruit
39:56 - How Beer is Made
44:44 - Hops
48:49 - Beer in the Middle Ages
51:10 - The Oldest Beer Brand
53:37 - Lagers, Ales, and Beer in the New World
57:38 - London in the 18th Century
1:00:44 - A Quick Beer Break
1:03:04 - Revivals and Innovations
1:07:28 - The Bavarian Immigrants
1:10:17 - Beer Comes Back to Asia
1:13:25 - The One in Front of You
1:15:54 - Breakthroughs
1:19:09 - Corporate
1:23:16 - Conclusion
1:24:44 - Game-Changers
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Video Credits:
How to properly pour the perfect pint of beer
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin Demonstrates How...
Bia Hơi Hà Nội Và Tinh Hoa Văn Hoá Dân Dã ...
Aaron Rodgers and David Bakhtiari Have Epi...
A Night as a Salaryman in Tokyo!
The Cuckoo has landed: touring Mikkeller B...
How to put a SHAMROCK on a PINT of Guinnes...
THE CHINESE DRINKING KING PANGZAI (PART 1:...
Drinking Made Easy – Portland, Oregon | Be...
Life in Namibia Owamboland| How to Brew Tr...
Bia Hơi Hà Nội Và Tinh Hoa Văn Hoá Dân Dã ...
The BEST Pint of Guinness in DUBLIN! (Part 1)
The Evolution of Homebrewing Equipment and...
Peters New Job
Chemistry of beer, part I: Malt to wort
How To Brew Your First Homemade Beer
What is Fermentation and How Does it Work?
Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Saloon scene
Hop Picking Upper Broomhall Farm 1994
Hop Madness 2010: Hop Farm Tours and Homeb...
Our TOP FIVE favorite aroma hops!
17th Century English Ale and Beer Brewing
18th Century Beer Brewery Walkthrough
How to make Traditional Beer| Umqombothi
The Working Man's Beer
1) Apologies on the pronunciation of Vinny Cilurzo's name- I think I said "Ceruzo." Maybe force of habit from when Vinny Cerrato was running an NFL team. Anyway, yeah, it's Cilurzo.
2) In the part where I was explaining the origins of pale ale, I left out one very important sentence- the barley after germination should be roasted to dry. Without the "to dry," barley left to germinate and then roasted is just plain old malted barley.
3) Should clarify the part where Daria and I were both bought out by AB-InBev. Daria was a sales manager for Boxing Cat in Shanghai, showed up to work one day and was handed ABI business cards. Mine is a lot less dramatic; Starr Hill was my chief sponsor for a show I hosted and a partner business, but I was not working there when it was bought out, in case my wording is misleading. (The thing about taping these to-camera is there are no second takes, sometimes I wish I'd rephrased something afterwards)
Cheers all and please enjoy!