Was Society Created to Drink Beer? - Or, why did man decide to pursue grain instead of game as a source of calories?

[karz]

 

[Tablet County]

Of course the OP in an Ozzy avatar.

 

[>tfw no Asian gf]

The answer is obviously yes.

 

[Neodanthril]

More like beer is a safer water source and economy of scale allowed specialized agrarian societies to outproduce and outnumber the hunter gatherers.

 

[Male Idiot]

Yes and no.

Beer back in the eldest days was very weakly alcoholic, but enough not to spoil fast like meat. It was also less filtered. You got more calories, less intoxication.

Same as why watered rum was used in navies.

 

[glue eater]

 

[The Evil Midnight Bomber]

Yes and no.

Beer back in the eldest days was very weakly alcoholic, but enough not to spoil fast like meat. It was also less filtered. You got more calories, less intoxication.

Same as why watered rum was used in navies.

Or how watered down wine was used as rations for Roman legionnaires.

 

[Masturbator]

its a luxury, at the point one has fulfilled basic needs they do look up for something extra

 

[karz]

its a luxury, at the point one has fulfilled basic needs they do look up for something extra

we drinking BEER tonight

 

[Slap47]

Grain was chosen because you could make alot of food from it and that gave an evolutionary advantage to different tribes.

If anything, alcohol was just a byproduct of that.

 

[redbeardeded]

Humans have been domesticated by grass.

 

[Glory To Arztotska]

I sure know I was!

 

[Hey Johnny Bravo]

Humans have been domesticated by grass.

"Go out a touch grass."
What if it touched me first?

 

[strawberry15]

Yes and no.

Beer back in the eldest days was very weakly alcoholic, but enough not to spoil fast like meat. It was also less filtered. You got more calories, less intoxication.

Same as why watered rum was used in navies.

it is also a great way to preserve. fermantation or distillation always expands the shelf life of things.

More like beer is a safer water source and economy of scale allowed specialized agrarian societies to outproduce and outnumber the hunter gatherers.

eh, the waters in mesepotamia is way more clear than in most toher regions in old world. Yes it is a safer thing to drink but i believe it is a secondary reason.

 

[Yamaha YM2612]

a way to keep water clean. it was simple survival in a time where running water effectively didnt exist for most populations