The First Beer In History: Boozing With The Pharoahs In Ancient Egypt | Timeline
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- How Ancient Egypt created beer.
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I like how as soon as we'd settled down as a species, without missing a beat, someone was like "...Is there anything to drink?" . People never change.
Yea if you believe in what you’re told from people who do nothing but lie to us about the world and our history, 😆
lol
"This ancient brew came about following the discovery of a 3,250 year-old recipe found in Queen Nefertiti’s Royal Brewery in Egypt. The discovery was made by Cambridge archaeologist Dr. Barry Kemp in 1990 and led to just 1,000 bottles being made according to its recipe.
Ten brewing chambers were found buried beneath the Egyptian sand, each containing traces of ancient beer residue. An electron microscope was used to complete the ancient recipe paper with researchers then teaming up with Scottish brewer Jim Merrington, who made just 1,000 bottles of the Queen’s brew. The first sold for £4,616 ($7,686), but eventually fell to around £31 ($52). Merrington’s brewery later closed down"
---thedrinkbusiness
@@devinreese7704 , indeed. In Ukraine, this is called "kvas".
The University I retired from used to have a beer making course offered during the Winter Term. Taught by the same fellow who taught Old Testament....
I wish my university did that. I went to Christian university but they were anti alcohol there. I once had a dream though , not too long ago, two months maybe, I’m back at university and my professor is teaching how to make beer. But alas it was only a dream.
My friend attended Cairo Univ. He says: "In Egypt even the dust is ancient."
Especially the dust.
In Slavic languages there is a separate word for bread beer: it's called "kvas". It's not bitter, very pleasant, refreshing in the Summer, has very little to no alcohol. I think, Egyptians might have drank something similar.
No alcohol why bother? lol
It has some alcohol as its fermented.
@@aleemrahim6846 , kvas is also fermented, but has near zero alcohol.
Ah, beer. The drink of the ages, no doubt. Water was decidedly risky and Egyptians learned to boil it before drinking.
@mic mccoy Made me think of that scene in the 13th Warrior where Antonio Banderas' character is offered a horn wine, and he says to the viking "I cannot taste neither the fermentation of grape nor of wheat." The viking laughs and says "It's made from honey!" so he chugs it.
It looks like it was recorded 50 years ago, but apparently only four years ago by Netflix....
I'm sure there's a theory that said that the pyramids were just giant beer coolers 🍺👽🤣🤣
Make sense... Where else would you ask to be put once dead, if you can choose.
well i remember the pyramid workers were paid in beer so they must have had somewhere to store it all
What do you mean theory? Thats common knowledge my man! 😁
We know older texts about beer from Summer
Isn't the earliest records about beer found in Sumer first? And just cause wring was born there. Beer might have been much older than that
That beer must have tasted so great after all the work to produce the golden beverage.
This looks like it is straight out of 1994
haha true
...when it wasn't so dark
1990
Because it is.
Recently archaeologists found evidens for beer brewing 13,000 years ago in Mesopotamia. For centuries it was most likely connected to rituals
The oldest known "written" recipe in history, is for beer ")
... that's right after apple pie😉...
Is that the Mesopotamian hymn that’s also a brew recipe?
R E Malm dude elaborate on apple pie I’m really curious
Beer built civilization 🍺 🍻
Interesting I would have assumed that it was Mead...considering it predates both beer and wine by thousands of years.
I would like to try some of that beer
Me to. I saw a video once where they brewed a beer from ancient Egypt. At the end they said that they would not mass produce it, or something like that, as there would not be a market for it. I disagree, as I'm sure that there'd be plenty of people who would be interested in it.
Why? There's hardly no alcohol in it! Just get a shandy
The Egyptians probably didn't drink it ice cold -- more like I used to in college...warm, in the morning, with leftover pizza.
The neighboring Ethiopians conversely didn't know to make their coffee hot, but tried making wine out of it.
@Scott Gr me too
@@christopherkhill3213 REALLY???!!!!???? Seriously?
@@annalisette5897 th-cam.com/video/dM1TruqA81o/w-d-xo.html
Yes, but the Muslims (Yemen, I believe?) deserve the credit for first popularizing it-
I remember it well, warm beer and cold pizza on Sunday.
It's liquid bread. It's good for you.
we like to drink till we spewwwwww.
Gluten is bbbaaadddd
Yep. Sometimes I'll just have salad with beer. I figure I'm making myself a sandwich.
We call Budweiser's pork chops up here 😅 that damn rice in it makes me bloated and full after just a few and I'm not a light beer drinker at all.
Now that l know that they're actually giant beer pyramids they're even more impressive.
Beeramids
That's funny
Ophelia Bawles And brewed by the LADY Pharo Nefer titti.
That information needs to be shared with ¨Ancient Architects¨ which has, over a number of videos, looked at every aspect of the pyramids. Ancient, giant beer coolers makes a lot of sense....;-)
... God Bless the Egyptians, spring break wouldn't be the same 😉...
R E Malm 😆 😝 😂
Alcohol isn't gud
@@fawadahmed9370 - It's great!
Beer was actually invented by the Mesopotamians, Egyptians just perfected it. Either way gotta raise a glass to them for it! Sláinte!
@@TheUndyingDead sumerians, actually, in the mesopotamia area
Beer was probably discovered long before the Egyptians when a Neolithic woman neglected her water-filled dough making containers for a few days. When she got around to baking again her containers were filled with bubbly funny tasting water that made you feel weird.
Exactly. And this didn't even have to be alcoholic. In Eastern Europe we make "kvas", which is a beer made of bread. It tastes good and non-alcoholic.
Having a beer while I watch this.
Some archaeologists have said some ancient Egyptian beer could be made ¨thick¨ like a fermented porridge.
I have a lot of questions about the use of alcoholic drinks in ancient civilisations. For one thing, it seems like a waste of grain which would be more filling as bread. What was done with the mash after fermentation? Was it fed to animals or used by humans? The Egyptians were said to be rich in resources and able to export grain so maybe it was not a big deal in that society?
Also, research I have read about beers and ales in ancient times or even times like Tudor England, claim the alcohol content was probably similar to what is found in modern beer. In Tudor times workers at the royal court might be allotted almost a gallon of ale/day. Those who turned the spits in Henry VIII´s kitchens were allowed more because they sweated so much. So, if the alcohol content was similar to modern beer, were people drunk most of the time?
Also there is quite a bit of recent research that shows heavy consumption of alcohol over long periods of time leads to neurological disorders. In the old times young people consumed alcoholic beverages yet look at the recent research claiming that if a ¨child¨ under 21 years--or 26 according to some extremists IMO--has even a small amount of alcohol, brain damage will ensue. Is it not more likely that the ancient ales and beers were fermented quickly and had low alcohol content?
I suppose we could balance some of these medical opinions against people in ancient times having shorter lifespans, perhaps dying of a plague before chronic alcohol consumption caused problems. Yet if alcohol is so damaging to ¨children¨, surely the ancients would not have fed their kids something that created idiots? (Hypoglycemia, possibly resulting in brain damage is one effect of alcohol in young children.) Yet the water was unsafe to drink so surely beer was better. Or, was the water boiled before brewing, thus sterilizing it and making alcohol content unimportant?
Recent research also points to early and chronic alcohol consumption causing addiction. How was this handled in ancient times? There are some Egyptian writings that speak negatively about actual drunkenness. I would presume some people would be unable to control their alcohol intake then just as it is now?
IMO, the alcohol content must have been fairly low but that is just my opinion and I would like to learn more.
Alcohol is different when it's fermented.
Good curiosity and valid points. I agree.
When I went to Egypt beer and alcohol was sold in pubs. Not inside the hotel grounds but outside within the city of Luxor.
You got to love the Scientist Lady getting a little tipsy after chugging down the Beer she was responsible In helping to recreate.
... and then she took her glasses off, climbed up on a table ... Aaaaaand😉...
The Dogon Tribe in Mali are the descendants of the ancient Kemites/Egyptians and still make and enjoy millet beer 2day
No on the Egyptian connection. Yes on the millet beer.
Cheers to the old buddy Ramises II Jr.
No other civilization has people in a gaze while looking at its ancient past like Egypt does. You can even feel the power emitting off of the pharaohs statues.
Have you been there? It's crappy, smelly and the people are awful and all the stuff was probably made by aliens as people from Egypt would not be strong or clever enough to do them things as they were a very weak group and only lived to 40 whilst having a healthy diet
Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy. Ben Franklin
Nice one, Jan.
Actually the whole quote was, "If God did not love us and want us to be happy, He would not have given us beer." BF
God may have wanted us happy. Not Allah. He preffered a different kind of TOT .
Actually, it looks like he was never quoted in regards to beer, but about wine.
This is apparently from a letter he wrote to André Morellet,
_“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy!”_
@@wwsuwannee7993 It's cute that you corrected a quote that was never said for another quote that was never said.
When will this “Egyptian inspired “ beer be available? Seems any craft brewer could make up a batch in no time!!!
... getting that type of base grain, is the $64,000 dollar question ...
Is this actually a really long commercial for Newcastle beer, disguised as a documentary?
Make it from scratch at home. There are many methods and recipes on-line. Cheers. By the way, I believe that the Sumerians were the first brewers in large volumes. They grew a lot of barley. Barley is used for its natural enzymes to break down starch into sugars in a process called malting.
I’ve made mead and ginger beer but I have yet to brew beer perhaps if my fiancé will let me
I love beer!
in heaven there is no beer because the pharaoh's have been drinking all the beer down here
No, but you can drink, eat and fight as much as you like, in Valhall. That is, if you are a good warriour....
Pete Peterson 😂😂😂
I'm drinking a Heineken while watching this documentary!
I'm retching at the thought
Im going to get one or ten
As for me, it's a local beer I'm really rooting for going national. The worst thing about it only being local is knowing no one out of state is going to have access to it.
Surely is delicious, may the entire world have it one day.
The Sumerians also made beer, and they were known as the very first civilization. Historians now think beer making predated bread by around 3000 years, and they ever think its due to cultivating barley to make beer that civilization began.
omg... the smiths shirt...... that was my 1rst smith sthirt back in 87.. nice.. ok back to keep watching,,, fantastic so far!!!
Egyptians knew what time it was - party time.
Milwaukee loves 🍺!
that young female scientist is sooooooo beautiful to my eyes. I really enjoyed the documentary !
It seems writing was invented to keep records on the contents of beer cellars...
Brilliant and well worth watching,I wonder if they thought about roasting the Barley before grinding it, It would again be a different taste.Amazing and might even give it go myself one day :)
They didn't use the barely for beer, they said they used wheat only.
@@memawknowsbest4978 yup my bad its hemma wheat :) thanks for the heads up :)
Very interesting.
No mention of the malting process? This is a rather important detail.
Maybe that is a more modern process that the Egyptians didn't use.
@@memawknowsbest4978 grain must be malted before brewing, because this process creates enzymes that allow the grain starch to be converted into sugar, which is completed when the grain is steeped in a hot water mash. This sugary liquid is then strained from the spent grain and fermented by yeast to create beer.
@@austin2842 Maybe that is the second of the two step process and they just didn't explain it. Thanks for the reply!
Cereal mashing or a decoction would gelatinize enough to produce a viable wort, though it would be horribly innefficient by modern malting standards.
Nefertiti's beer, does have nice ring too it. I think weatherspoons ought to get onto this one. It could be a winner.
don´t drink water! fish f... in it!
Budnick said that on Salute your shorts 😂
@@ocorley4646 W.C.Fields say it first.
My world history professor back in the day said medieval Europeans consumed up to 3 gallons of very low abv ale per day because there was no such thing as drinking water at the time.
This music makes me sad 😭.... I think I need a beer.
BEER!
Damn, the egyptians drank warm beer daily 🌚👀
Daniel Ramsey, another documentary on Egypt I was watching claims that construction workers were paid in beer as well. Up to one and a half gallons a day. I'm not sure how much of the documentary to believe. Same with any archeological documentary since so many 'experts' claim contrasting things. I take everything said with a grain of salt but find a lot believable because I'm not an archeologist. Know what I mean? That documentary I was referring to is on youtube and it's called Egyptian Vice. It says part 1 of 2 but I've never found a part 2 of 2 :(
That’s how its supposed to be.
Any beer is better than no beer.
@@leojanuszewski1019 not true
Legit question, not hating.. Are all the vids like these on this channel like old VHS recordings from the 90s, or are they new?
They’re obviously old.
when it was produced? 1989 or 1996?
Not at all. Apparently they were producing beer long before that.
'89, the nefertiti beer came out in 1990.
Drinking beer right now
Omg that donkey tied to the tree was severely underweight and looked so neglected and sad
The people didn't look all that great either.
@@memawknowsbest4978 They all needed beer
@@leojanuszewski1019 It certainly couldn't hurt lol
too bad the egyptian brew never turned out to be a commercial one... i would love to try that :/ :(
15:39 thats how i giggle too
Genesee Beer is my favorite
what was the bitter fruit called?
Scientists using their hands and not worrying about sanitation when I’m just a regular old homebrewer truly rubbed me the wrong way😅😅😲
First sentence on wiki: Beer is one of the oldest drinks humans have produced, dating back to at least the 5th millennium BC in Iran, and was recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and spread throughout the world.
Egyptians didn't "create beer".... fake news.
What makes you think that Wikipedia is completely devoid of bias , politics , error or a political / racial agenda of one sort or another ?
Wherever humans tread , their unscientific biases & prejudices follow suit ?
Not to start a dispute , I heard any time you store alot of grain , your one rain from making beer , wheat barley rice corn , also mice must be stopped also,birds ,worms, an ergot. Warm wet grain rots ,apple peals have a good yeast , fermentation is simple but not fool proof . Any berry any fruit would do for flavors.
... besides a long term storage technic, drinking the water was hazardous to your health ...
Thank you pharoahs for the brew!
Beer the drink of the Gods
I'd buy it. The recipe would be better though. ^^
Just remembered the old Simpsons episode where they visit Duff Gardens, The Duff 🍺amid!
audio is a bit fukd up my duud
Pharoah's Gold.
*While im sipping a cannabis infused Heineken?* i💙
Grazi #Timeline
Well if they make it I might buy some as a test. I don't drink modern beer so I can't compare, but it would be interesting to taste test ancient food and drink. If they did make it, the product would possibly be $2 a bottle though.
In the words of Homer Simpson..ahhhhhhh...beer
21:26 well, that's a lie
This documentary is about 30 year old. I wonder if they ever sold any of that Egyptian beer?
@@Wallyworld30 I think they did!
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/03/10-of-the-worlds-most-expensive-beers/2/
@@Kerkopes , the brewery then got bankrupt. Curse of the pharaohs 😂
ill love to have one of this egypt beer,, but has to be more than 7 %
Nah I want only chilled beer
Thieves of the Niles
I doubt this is the "first" beer recipe. Beer has been around since humanity started gathering foodstuffs.
Maybe, the sweet wine was reserved for the upper classes.
I can't imagine the working class people drinking sweet beer, because it would not quench the thirst, especially in a hot climate.
They almost broke those glasses when they cheered..
Does Luna Lovegood cross anyone elses mind?
when was this filmed lol the 80s?
William M Buttlicker looks like it yeah
I like her style
1990.
Gopekli Tempe Would be so jealous !!! ;) HAHAHAHHAHA :P They come like pirates and they don't care to ask Why is the Rum Gone !? They keep drinking and miss all the smoking signs.
Don't worry, and don't feel sorry for US, what goes out of Egypt eventually returns ... If we have Hineken , We surely will have this one too... even us have people that cannot read any smoking signs.
the archaelogical researchers have misstook this thing
pyramids were built before Egypt was Egypt
5:09 😃😂🤣😆😁😊
Does anyone else wonder what their alcohol tastes like and how strong it was !?
The wonderful fermented drinks and foods all way good for you
drinking la fin du monde while watching this.
The Egyptians did not create beer. Not provably. Evidence of beer making is found at sites in ancient Mesopotamia/Sumeria that pre-date Egypt.
I don't have any idea why they would misrepresent this fact. They also claim this building in Egypt is the oldest known in the world, and that is no longer a fact at all.
Oldest written beer recipe; that claim is fair.
Ancient Egypt making beer? Still interesting....
But poorly researched information passed out as fact is embarrassing.
Anyone know when the Scottish and Newcastle brewers are making this beer? I would love to try it
They made it already. It's all long gone. They should produce it again, it sounds delicious.
The somber music is throwing me off. Almost feels like the creator of the video is sad that these facts are getting out.
They may have brewed beer but the did not invent it
Who invented it ? Your great grandpa ?
@@wodemaya7899 , sumerians.
Beer was INVENTED by ancient Egyptians 🤎👁️ 🟤 , according to best informed & most knowledgeable experts .
Like it or not , know it or NOT.
Ancient Egyptians 🤎🟤👁️ invented EVERYTHING ELSE , so why not beer ?
@@solderbuff what did sumerians ever invent ?
@@wodemaya7899 the Egyptians got most their knowledge second hand like beer which was found first in Mesopotamia.
the kids have flies on their faces! jeez
'For real: I winced-
Is that not normal in warm places or are you from somewhere cold?
@@KronksLever It just made for undignified viewing, 'tho I do concede that Geography in itself is a privilege.
... actually thats a direct result of third world sanitation ... how the noble savage lived and died ...
Nothing unusual for that area
The Pharaohs never tasted Guinness.
Too bad I quit drinking
... thats more for me ... THANKS😁...
Not a bad time to start again
I want it
Fermin Rosales brother
Yeah, sorry Egypt, you weren't the first.
And suddenly DBZ’s Beerus makes sense
These folks were just looking for an excuse to make beer and get drunk..ok then carry on..
"we was KANGS in sheeet"
More of "Timelines" rewriting of history. The ancient Sumerians started brewing.
LOL!!
Sheeeeiiiitttttt
These Timeline docs are quite old and sensational in a sense, beer was known in Sumer so this is kind of a clickbait. I'd take all Timeline documents with a hefty grain of salt when they talk about people being bestest ever and doing it first, as new research has debunked many of those, or they are just plainly saying that some guys were kind of warmachines while forgetting the diplomacy and political intrigue in the background.
Sumerians invented beer not Egyptians