Some periods?
I'll go with now.
Early sailors got paid in drafts of grog - basically rum and ... ?
Modern civilization?
Fuggedaboudit.
Beer has been documented in 5000+ y.o. clay pottery.
cit. needed, but not required.
Hi ho!
@FireMonkey Yeah, exactly. We would have never made it to today if it weren't for beer thousands of years ago. That's one of the reasons I like brewing and drinking it.
@MakerWerks
I used to brew many moons ago. Then I decided I could afford to pay people to brew beer for me. I made a wise choice, and my kitchen thanks me.
@FireMonkey I read the horror stories before I started brewing and never brewed inside my house. I got the propane tank and burner to brew on my front porch or in my friends garage,
@MakerWerks
Yes, my friend who introduced me to brewing got much more into it and we would have weekend brews in his garage/brewery.
@FireMonkey The friend I taught how to brew has recently built a huge garage/workshop next to his house. We will be setting up a small home brewery in there.
@FireMonkey I still firmly believe beer is one of the underpinnings of modern civilization. It was far safer to drink than water at some periods in our history.