Source: NCSU, 10/16/20


Lager, IPA, stout — these days, beer options seem endless. But no matter your preference, there’s one you likely haven’t tried: ancient beer. That’s right. Historians say it was the beverage of choice in Mesopotamia. Tate Paulette, an assistant professor in NC State’s Department of History, studies urban food systems in the ancient world. He also helped lead a collaborative effort to recreate Sumerian beer using authentic ingredients, equipment and brewing techniques. 

We caught up with Paulette to learn why — in a world full of thousands of brewpubs, microbreweries and craft breweries — it’s important to embrace beer’s past.

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