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Currently Playing: How Beer Conquered the World (Twice): From Cavemen to Craft Breweries

Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications! - Which came first, bread or beer? This- more than the chicken and the egg- is the true question that's baffled historians for generations. What we know for sure is that since the beginning of human civilization, beer has been essential; starting out as a thick nutrient-rich beer "porridge", in this video we track the incredible path to the present, from Hammurabi's Code to the German expansion to the modern craft beer revolution. And along the way, we spend time with some innovative brewers, to learn the science and techniques behind actually making beer itself. - Please consider supporting OTR on Patreon and thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. http://www.patreon.com/OTRontheroad Website: http://www.OTRontheroad.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D - 0:00 - Introduction 1:15 - The Biggest Brewery in Egypt 4:05 - What is Beer? 8:20 - The Earliest Beers 13:40 - Master Gao and the Jiahu Experiment 22:16 - Sumerians and Babylonians 25:30 - Egypt 28:21 - Beer Across the Old World 30:45 - The First Social Drink 33:59 - The Battle of Teutoburg Forest 36:55 - Gruit 39:56 - How Beer is Made 44:44 - Hops 48:49 - Beer in the Middle Ages 51:10 - The Oldest Beer Brand 53:37 - Lagers, Ales, and Beer in the New World 57:38 - London in the 18th Century 1:00:44 - A Quick Beer Break 1:03:04 - Revivals and Innovations 1:07:28 - The Bavarian Immigrants 1:10:17 - Beer Comes Back to Asia 1:13:25 - The One in Front of You 1:15:54 - Breakthroughs 1:19:09 - Corporate 1:23:16 - Conclusion 1:24:44 - Game-Changers - Video Credits: https://youtu.be/BVXGIZq_JuE?si=lBls7BASHwOX4xg2 https://youtu.be/I2K_Rb_TOw4?si=N3hAoEzumjnmjML9 https://youtu.be/f59MZQKifIA?si=Q5y1fWAy87_V679K https://youtu.be/aB1A6EpX4aM?si=j1fUbpbVXOua311- https://youtu.be/ZvXhTgxSBf0?si=SzI6Sj86wJ_P3CUE https://youtu.be/siVq3ELIGiU?si=oOANPFwH5JN3gUig https://youtu.be/CM-uc3nRA-E?si=JnvqLewLKgIX5ZZU https://youtu.be/B0Lid4BKknM?si=cAxyp9WK6os_G5-s https://youtu.be/AAjRH0w3N7k?si=n8eZcedPl4w99Tpi https://youtu.be/9INLkGQNiXo?si=oOtMypDXL9gXKFZz https://youtu.be/f59MZQKifIA?si=sYIeGDlZpQd64fV- https://youtu.be/egogFy7yRvE?si=c2Mf-OrSI3qJFGJ8 https://youtu.be/BTYVuCVQL5g?si=I69dWpybJmdG8jOX https://youtu.be/Ly9kf6YRRd4?si=Ch0zKl1AG3499TQY https://youtu.be/q8LJb9XBU2U?si=AuAIZuyTNQ1GTzTM https://youtu.be/AVV3UJCFnA4?si=Qz0cjcZNOUiRjZWu https://youtu.be/MzOQplxHc1k?si=HeWSGw5NepyG69mN https://youtu.be/Q0ZEmLosVXE?si=zZbaBuV9-KNH5Llz https://youtu.be/shdDiKcVgEs?si=DOaKW8ll5El0NGRQ https://youtu.be/W0M2Ai54w6Y?si=aZRXaUIndTXezW_P https://youtu.be/zllvI1RDw5o?si=iOnM9OOS32vkYfgn https://youtu.be/993fPsW2mSo?si=F2_HX8JaP3QQl1F9 https://youtu.be/NLxNWWeEAlw?si=k9WkwjUv_qjSXCnO https://youtu.be/DjygOM6dRVs?si=Q7RT7lfIq38Jlo09 https://youtu.be/nAZZGlK4E3Y?si=lav5F1-D-rRCbm-I