Summary of Tom Standage's A History of the World in 6 Glasses

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The first beer was probably not brewed until around 10,000 BCE, but it was widespread in the Near East by 4000 BCE, when it appeared in a pictogram from Mesopotamia. The rise of beer was closely associated with the domestication of the cereal grains from which it is made and the adoption of farming. #2 Beer was not invented, but discovered. It was inevitable once the gathering of wild grains became widespread