Sumerian Beer The history of beer begins around 10,000 BCE during the Neolithic era and the rise of agriculture. During this period, societies began shifting away from hunting and gathering to establishing roots in agricultural development, cultivating crops like barley and wheat. Some scholars posit that the discovery of the intoxicating effects of beer may...

Trappist Beer A trappist beer is an elusive brew that refers to a specific appellation rather than a beer style with a shared set of characteristics. The trappist appellation is not geographically based but instead corresponds to a legal designation where the beer is brewed under a monk’s supervision on a monastic property. Trappist beer...

Leah is taking a short holiday from Beer School. This month our feature article is about distilled beer, otherwise known as whisky. Beer School will resume next month. History of Whisky Whisky is the fruit of a northern climate. The term whisky is a derivative of the expression “water of life” known in in Gaelic...