In Russia prohibition on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was introduced in 1914 and continued until 1925. However, the prohibitory measures led to evasion of the law, with various substitutes coming into use (“home brew,” raw brandy, etc.), instead of wine and vodka purified...
produced by this amazing new beverage was attributed to religious doctrine. Ancient Greeks worshipped Dionysus, the god of the grape harvest, and ritual wines were consumed as part of Jewish religious practice since Biblical times and are an integral part of the eucharist commemorating the Last ...
Branded "best beer" in the world by RateBeer in 2015, four years later and the Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout remains at the top of the best beer lists. But don't let the name fool you. The Iowa brewery named with Biblical connotations saw its own battle with company owner Clark Lewey and...
(c. 2100bce) in relatively sophisticated pharmacopoeias found on clay tablets. LaterEgyptiandoctors, in their medical papyri (c. 1500bce), included beer or wine in many of their prescriptions. Semitic cuneiform literature of the northern Canaanites, in prebiblical Ugarit, contains abundant ...