02095cam a2200265Ii 4500001001300000003000600013007000300019008004100022020002200063020002500085035002200110050002300132100002500155245010100180260004600281300002500327504006400352505047100416520075700887650002201644700002801666942001201694952010801706999001501814on1021809176OCoLCta210514t20182017nyua     bf   001 0 eng d  a0393356442 (pbk.)  a9780393356441 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)1021809176  aTP577 b.M346 20181 aMcGovern, Patrick E.10aAncient brews :brediscovered and re-created /cPatrick E. McGovern ; foreword by Sam Calagione.  aNew York :bW.W. Norton & Company,c2018.  axxxi, 291 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-272) and index.0 aThe Holy Grail of extreme fermented beverages -- Midas Touch: an elixir fit for a Middle Eastern king -- Chateau Jiahu: a Neolithic brew to settle down with in China -- Ta Henket: an herbal bomb for our gregarious African ancestors -- Etrusca: a European "grog" before wine surges in -- Kvasir: Nordic heat for frigid nights -- Theobroma: a sweet concoction to stir romance -- Chicha: chewing our way to corn beer -- What next? A cocktail from the New World, anyone?  aInterweaving archaeology and science, Patrick E. McGovern tells the enthralling story of the world's oldest alcoholic beverages and the cultures that created them. Humans invented heady concoctions, experimenting with fruits, honey, cereals, tree resins, botanicals, and more. These "liquid time capsules" carried social, medicinal, and religious significance with far-reaching consequences for our species. McGovern describes nine extreme fermented beverages of our ancestors, including the Midas Touch from Turkey and the 9000-year-old Chateau Jiahu from Neolithic China, the earliest chemically identified alcoholic drink yet discovered. For the adventuresome, homebrew interpretations of the ancient drinks are provided, with matching meal recipes. 4aBrewingxHistory.1 aCalagione, Sam, d1969-  2lcccBK  00104070aPNLIBbPNLIBcGENd2021-06-17oTP577  .M346 2018pPNLIB21061206r2021-06-17w2021-06-17yBK  c1392d1392