Think drinks are a bit of fancy, something that is peripheral to human existence? Think again. [Dr.] Zarnkow…. and others have shown that alcohol is one of the most universally produced and enjoyed substances in history—and in prehistory too, because peopleContinue readingOur 9,000-Year Love Affair With Booze

We saw this old advertisement on The Chiseler. This low-proof “medicine” was first produced a century ago. Like so many other “health tonics” of the day, it had ethyl alcohol in it and various other herbs and such and wasContinue readingBiotonico Fontoura: Hooch as Magical Medicine

The Economist’s December 24, 2016 copy carries an enjoyable short history of the India Pale Ale: Beer is for drinking. But beer is also an occasion for conversation—and, if good enough, a subject for it, too. That is where IndiaContinue readingICYMI: The Economist Tells the Early History of IPA Beer